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Jasonw560 wrote:When campus carry came up to a vote as an amendment to SB 5, it got 19 ayes (Reps. minus Ogden) and 12 nays (Dems. plus Ogden).

19 aye--Reps except Ogden, plus Whitmire.

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Rememer that 2012 is the first election after redistricing, so all the state senators will be up for reelection. Good turnout for our side could lead to a large pro-gun majority in the Senate for the next session.

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RHenriksen wrote:Any feasible way to lose the2/3 rule?

It looks like it would only require a majority vote--see p.113 here (Senate Rule 21.01).

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RPB wrote:Wonder who the next Speaker of the House will be?

Best way to force a new speaker would be to make sure Straus doesn't get another term in the House. Anyone know if the Bexar County Tea Party is up to backing someone for a primary challenge?

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RPB wrote:Wonder how many NRA ratings just changed ... probably none, no vote taken to see ...

There's no way Aycock doesn't lose his A rating for his attempt to remove campus carry in committee.

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baldeagle wrote:If we had a Speaker who gave a single hoot about concealed carry, HB 750 would have been on the calendar months ago and would be making its way through the chambers if not already passed. But we don't have that. Clearly there needs to be more change in the Texas legislature before common sense will finally reign.

This. If the economy stays in the crapper, I wouldn't be surprised to see the Republican majority in the House stay this big or expand in 2012. Hopefully if that happens we could get a Speaker who is better than ambivalent at best to gun rights.

If the balance of the Senate shifted some too, 2013 could be a good year for campus carry. Of course it would happen the year I'm planning on graduating.

hirundo82

RPB wrote:too late to ammend SB 5 tomorrow?

Someone would probably drop a big fat POO on any attempt to try that too.

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Of course, all this pocket gun talk is irrelevant if the House doesn't get their rears in gear and get some form of campus carry passed.

Even if it does me no good, anything would be a good starting place.

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tacticool wrote:
austinrealtor wrote:
hirundo82 wrote:G26 doesn't seem like it would be harder to pocket carry than the S&W 642 I use as a BUG now.
It is. Trust me. I've tried both. J-frame pocket carries MUCH better/easier than a baby Glock.
big time

The small Kel-Tec 9s aren't a bad choice if you're on a budget. They may need some TLC but you have some time for tuning before 9/1 if campus carry fully passes this year.

Yeah, I need to get hands-on with a G26 and see for myself. The KelTec looks like a good option, the LC9 seems to be priced very reasonably (<$400 in the most recent Academy flier), and Kahr also released a budget version of the PM9 recently.

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RPB wrote:LW Seecamp. not the lightest .380, but probably the smallest.... if you're rich, get two

Seecamp is my BUG, some others on here have them too; that's what IV kept saying; if 2178 passed, pass whatever "policy" you want, you won't see my Seecamp

I'm a student--I'm not made out of money. Seecamp and Rohrbaugh seem to be the top of the heap for pocket guns, but they're too rich for my blood for a few years yet.

I was looking at the LCP or or P238, or maybe the pocket 9's that SIG, Kimber, and Ruger have put out recently. I don't really have a problem with carrying a .380 but I'd prefer 9x19, and I have decent sized pockets.

I was even considering going with a Glock 26, since my usual carry is a Glock 19. The G26 doesn't seem like it would be harder to pocket carry than the S&W 642 I use as a BUG now.

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rexinthecity wrote:I dunno about you guys but I plan on getting a smaller gun for carrying on campus when this thing passes

I wonder if the IRS will accept that as a valid educational expense for the tax write-off.

I was planning on getting a pocket auto to carry to school, but it looks like I won't have that excuse since private institutions won't be included.

hirundo82

artx wrote:So postponed till May 19th? (May 11 confuses me, typo?)

Leg website says 8AM 5/19/11.

hirundo82

C'mon people, let's get this show on the road.

hirundo82

Jasonw560 wrote:Not optimized for ipad, I guess.

Oh, well, I can still follow here and on twitter.

The Texas Tribune is going to be liveblogging the session today as well.

hirundo82

From the prefiled amendments calendar for tomorrow:

SB 1581 Ogden

SP: Pitts

Relating to state fiscal matters, and certain public health and
safety matters, related to public and higher education;
providing penalties.

(6 Amendments by Alonzo)
(1 Amendment by Anderson, Charles "Doc") <==HB750 cosponsor
(1 Amendment by Aycock) <==I'll bet he tries to strip campus carry like he did in committee
(1 Amendment by Brown) <==HB750 cosponsor
(3 Amendments by Cain) <==HB750 cosponsor
(3 Amendments by Castro)
(4 Amendments by Christian) <==HB750 cosponsor
(2 Amendments by Davis, Sarah)
(1 Amendment by Davis, Yvonne)
(1 Amendment by Deshotel)
(1 Amendment by Eiland)
(2 Amendments by Eissler) <==HB750 cosponsor
(2 Amendments by Farias)
(1 Amendment by Farrar)
(1 Amendment by Garza)
(4 Amendments by Guillen) <==HB750 cosponsor
(5 Amendments by Hochberg)
(2 Amendments by Howard, Donna)
(2 Amendments by Huberty) <==HB750 cosponsor
(1 Amendment by Jackson, Jim) <==HB750 cosponsor
(1 Amendment by King, Phil) <==HB750 cosponsor
(1 Amendment by Kolkhorst) <==HB750 cosponsor
(2 Amendments by Lucio III)
(5 Amendments by Madden) <==HB750 cosponsor
(1 Amendment by Margo)
(2 Amendments by Marquez)
(1 Amendment by McClendon) <==voted to remove campus carry in Appropriations
(2 Amendments by Miller, Sid)
(1 Amendment by Otto) <==HB750 cosponsor
(1 Amendment by Rodriguez, Eddie)
(3 Amendments by Shelton) <==HB750 cosponsor
(1 Amendment by Taylor, Larry)
(1 Amendment by Villarreal)
(3 Amendments by White) <==HB750 cosponsor
(1 Amendment by Workman) <==HB750 cosponsor
(6 Amendments by Zedler) <==HB750 cosponsor

If I'm counting right (and it's been a long day), then about half (37/76) amendments are filed by reps who didn't cosponsor the House campus carry bill. I expect Aycock will be the one to try to remove campus carry.

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