My Rep indicated that there is no way an open carry bill will even get started without the support of both the NRA & TSRA.
I've been trying to contact anyone at the NRA to start a dialog about open carry here with no response from anyone.
Ms. Tripp from TSRA did respond to my email. Here's a bit of what she wrote:
I'd like to know more about the "attacks" on Ms. Riddle and if they actually happened, why?.
I've been trying to contact anyone at the NRA to start a dialog about open carry here with no response from anyone.
Ms. Tripp from TSRA did respond to my email. Here's a bit of what she wrote:
TSRA is committed to two personal safety issues at present...one is allowing and protecting the legal possession of a firearm (including CHLs) in a locked personal vehicle when parked on an employer's parking lot and the other (after VA. Tech) is allowing adult students, faculty, and staff with CHLs to carry on post secondary campuses in building current against the law and protecting these folks from being expelled or being fired. The parking lot issue has failed in 4 sessions and the campus bill failed once. We successfully passed 8 out of 9 bills attempted in 2007 but only 2 out of 4 in 2009.
Last session State Rep. Debbie Riddle (R-Tomball) offered to file a draft for open carry as an option to concealed carry, her office was attacked by the open carry people. Her staff was harassed and this information was shared on the House floor. No one will much want to take on that project again and put up with the abuse from folks who should have been supportive. That's just a fact...
Also, fyi, the open carry proponents planned a "rally" at the Capitol and three showed up and couldn't find each other. All of this was public and posted on their blog.
I'd like to know more about the "attacks" on Ms. Riddle and if they actually happened, why?.