Texas Scorecard by Brandon Waltens February 27, 2020
Texans showed up to the Capitol to say they had enough of lawmakers dragging their feet on pro-gun legislation.Although it’s the middle of early voting in primary elections and the legislature isn’t slated to gavel back until next January, the Texas Senate chamber was filled and lively on Wednesday as gun owners from across the Lone Star State traveled far and wide to voice their support for clawing back the state’s restrictive gun laws.
The interim charge Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick gave to the State Affairs Committee in October of last year reads as follows:
Second Amendment: Examine Second Amendment legislation passed since the 84th Legislative Session including open carry, campus carry, and lowering the license-to-carry fee. Determine the impact these laws have made on furthering and protecting Second Amendment rights. Make recommendations that may further protect and enhance Texans’ Second Amendment right to bear arms.
The recommendation from Patrick came at a time when
he was under fire from the state’s gun-rights organizations and even the establishment-leaning National Rifle Association for his repeated calls for increased gun-control measures, such as government background checks for private firearms sales.
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