Texas Lt. Governor Patrick Won’t Bring Constitutional Carry to the Floor If the Votes Aren’t There

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said Monday that the state Senate does not currently have the votes to pass permitless carry of handguns but that he will try to see if there is a “path” to change that. The news from the Republican presiding officer of the Senate came days after the House approved a permitless carry bill, commonly … Read more

Texas Politicians Think the Ground is Shifting on Gun Control

The quote of the day is presented by Guns.com. The expectation that Texas’ Republican voters uniformly hold a fanatical resistance to any regulation of guns, or to any action that would change current laws governing access, cries out for qualification, and in some places is clearly and unambiguously wrong. When asked in the October poll whether or not … Read more