Maine Constitutional Carry Passes Senate and House
LD 652 (SP 245), "An Act To Authorize the Carrying of Concealed Handguns without a Permit" passed the Senate, 23-12, last Friday. Yesterday, the Maine House passed a lightly amended Constitutional Carry bill, 83-62....
BREAKING: Texas Legislature Passes Open Carry Bill
Watching laws being made is never pretty. And the process of passing an open carry bill in the Lone Star State would make any sausage factory appetizing by comparison, but both houses of the...
Maine Senate Passes Constitutional Carry Bill
Civil Liberties advocates have a reason to (cautiously) cheer as the Maine Senate passed L.D. 652 by a vote of 21-14, which would bring full Vermont-style Constitutional Carry to the Pine Tree State. The...
Texas Open Carry Update – No Cop Stop Amendment Stripped
The controversial Dutton/Huffines amendment that was virulently opposed by police unions has now been stripped from House Bill 910, the Texas Open Carry bill. Whether that amendment "means anything" is a matter of debate, since some...
BREAKING: Texas Licensed Open Carry in Trouble
ShootingtheBull410 writes:
By a margin of 79 to 63, The Texas house rejected concurring with the Senate on 84(R) HB 910. That's the Senate version of the licensed open carry bill that the House originally sent to...
Remaining Differences in House and Senate Versions of Open Carry HB 910
In this document from the Texas legislature (pdf), the line by line differences in the House and Senate versions of HB 910, the pending open carry bill, are shown. All of the differences are in the...
Texas Open Carry Bill: The Saga Continues
Reader Dan H. writes:
The Senate held the floor vote on the Senate committee substitute for Rep Phillips' HB910. It started as expected, with the Dems using delaying tactics...basically throwing anything and everything against the...
Astroturf Uber Alles! Moms Take On the Texas Senate
https://youtu.be/wLGKzCFB0nU
This is what anti-gun Astroturf looks like. And what it sounds like. Imagine what the Senators are thinking as Moms Demand Disarmament for America members proclaim their opposition to open carry, using "reasoning" that stretched...
TX Senate Strips Stop ‘N Frisk Protection From Open Carry Bill
"A Senate committee on Monday approved an open carry bill that had been stripped of a House amendment seeking to ban police stops to check for concealed handgun licenses," statesman.com reports. "The amendment was...
Quote of the Day: Post Biker Shootout Anti-Open Carry Commentary Edition
"Open carry makes everyday confrontations potentially more dangerous and poses an unnecessary challenge on our law enforcement to determine in the heat of the event who is a good guy and who is a...
Texas Open Carry Update: Progress?
Reader DH writes:
Phillips' HB 910 is scheduled for hearing in Senate State Affairs Committee on Monday. After a repeat of everything that's been said previously by the antis in past hearings, it could go...