I'm attempting to attend the Corsicana session. Assuming of course, yet nothing else pops up like a jack-in-the-box.
I spent many hours in Maryland working to defend and preserve our rights mentioned in the Second Amendment. I learned there the importance of individual citizens taking part in the legislative process, both to help shepherd good bills through to passage and to effectively block bills which threaten our rights. It took a bit of effort and working with more experienced folks to find a path through the maze of a bill's journey into law.
I was expecting to find the same learning curve here in my new Texas home. I was very happily surprised to learn that Rachel Malone, the new Texas director for Gun Owners of America, is planning a series of legislative training sessions throughout the state. These two to three hour sessions will cover:
- the legislative process
- how to track bills and topics
- how to read and understand bills
- chokepoints and pressure points
- interacting with legislators
- navigating committee hearings
- preparing testimony
- delivering testimony
What do you care about? Guns / Constitutional Carry? Maybe other things also? Come to this training and Rachel will show you how to make it happen.
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Sept. 12 - New Braunfels - https://www.facebook.com/events/355780981627252/
Sept. 17 - Balmorhea - https://www.facebook.com/events/1946344912116650/
Sept. 17 - Lubbock - https://www.facebook.com/events/330708611002703/
Sept. 19 - Pearland - https://www.facebook.com/events/298287840751009/
Sept. 20 - Spring - https://www.facebook.com/events/721766118163865/
Sept. 25 - TBA (southeast Texas)
Sept. 29 - Austin - https://www.facebook.com/events/532148270559611/
Oct. 1 - The Woodlands/Conroe - https://www.facebook.com/events/330720730805422/
Oct. 15 - Bastrop - https://www.facebook.com/events/685979385069778/
Oct. 18 - Ft. Worth - https://www.facebook.com/events/792684621077055/
Nov. 8 - Cisco - https://www.facebook.com/events/359672687903349/
Nov. 17 - Dallas - https://www.facebook.com/events/513153442432030/
Nov. 29 - San Antonio - https://www.facebook.com/events/707381682929537/
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More events are in the pipeline. I'll update this page as details are available.
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Texas has the very active, effective and efficient "Texas Rifle Association", an NRA Affiliate, which you should join immediately.
I am well aware of the role played by the Texas State Rifle Association and I am a member. One lone organizational lobbyist cannot do the job. To preserve and protect our Second Amendment Rights during the upcoming session will require a strong band of informed and active citizens. This educational effort is helping to form such a group of activists. The information shared in the presentation is thorough enough to help a newcomer to the legislative fight comfortably navigate the maze of the law making process and also offer a few tips and tricks to a veteran of the Austin scene.
OK, fine. Welcome to this site and our area.
Please tell us if you are an employee or agent of GOA.
You may know that many of us are not exactly thrilled with LaPierre, but stay loyal to NRA & especially to TSRA. I have considered joining GOA for a while.
Please fill us in on who you are and exactly why you have come to Texas & jumped into the state's politics.
Rachel is paid by the GOA. AFAIK, she's the only paid GOA person in Texas, though I could certainly be wrong about that.
I don't see the GOA competing with the TSRA. Alice does a fine job on behalf of the TSRA and us but having another person and organization pushing in the same direction can only help.
I believe you are correct. At least, according my research as well, she is the only paid employee in the state of Texas.
One voice, one group, one club, one organization just isn't enough to help in the fight. We all need all the help we can get. Not only for state's right but, to help push those Rights back to the point of "shall not be Infringed" on the Federal level.