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I welcome debate on the issues. I will not respond to ad hominem.

WildBill wrote:

Burn wrote:

ScottDLS wrote:Why does everybody think this Utah law is so great? Recognition of non-res licenses for Texas residents may not have been the direct intent of the Legislature, but it IS the law in Texas.

HB 356 was introduced this session to clarity legislative intent, and ensure Texas residents are properly trained and can pass the criminal background check, before they're allowed to carry guns in churches, shopping malls, parks where children are playing, and other public places. It's a common sense law that closes an unintended loophole, and it deserves support from gun owners and concerned citizens alike.

It does not clarify anything. The legislatures knew very well the intent of the law that they passed.

If they intended the loophole then there's nothing to worry about.

ScottDLS wrote:Why does everybody think this Utah law is so great? Recognition of non-res licenses for Texas residents may not have been the direct intent of the Legislature, but it IS the law in Texas.

You're right. It is the law and that's why we need to fix the law.

Many requirements were put in place that limit eligibility for a Texas CHL. Even the most extreme gun owner has to admit the Texas Legislature put those requirements in place intentionally. They were no accident. I don't think I would be going out on a limb if I said the reason the Texas Legislature created those elibibility requirements is they didn't want to allow Texans to carry guns unless they are eligible, i.e. they satisfy all the requirements for a Texas CHL.

HB 356 was introduced this session to clarity legislative intent, and ensure Texas residents are properly trained and can pass the criminal background check, before they're allowed to carry guns in churches, shopping malls, parks where children are playing, and other public places. It's a common sense law that closes an unintended loophole, and it deserves support from gun owners and concerned citizens alike.