By Larry Keane Louisiana is known as the Sportsman’s Paradise for good reasons. Taxpaying outdoorsmen and women there won’t tolerate Second Amendment shenanigans, and Republican Attorney General Jeff Landry is putting a major national bank on notice. JP Morgan Chase is the largest bank in the country with a balance sheet of nearly $3 … Read more
During a recent address, Texas Governor Greg Abbott made it clear what his priorities are, and Second Amendment rights are a big part of it. In response, the mainstream media have made it clear they’re displeased he didn’t talk about COVID-19 vaccines or deaths. The following blurb is from The Valley Central: At no time … Read more
By the Associated Press Gov. Greg Abbott on Monday gave Texas’ highest civilian honor to a 71-year-old man who shot and killed an armed attacker at a church in December. Abbott gave Jack Wilson the Governor’s Medal of Courage during a ceremony in Austin, calling him a hero for stopping the shooter at a church … Read more
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
The quote of the day is presented by Guns.com. Burt Reiter said that, in theory, he agreed with calls to close loopholes that allow people to buy guns at shows or from private sellers without going through background checks. He said he doesn’t like the idea that “anybody can get a gun.” “But the problem is, … Read more
Yesterday Texas Lt. Governor Dan Patrick and House Speaker Dennis Bonnen formed select committees to examine “mass violence and community safety” in the Lone Star State, one in the Senate and one in the House. As a press release announced, In response to the recent tragedies in El Paso, Midland, and Odessa, Lt. Gov. Patrick … Read more
In response to the El Paso shooting, Texas Governor Greg Abbott created something called the Texas Safety Commission. According to KXAN . . . This commission is tasked with developing an immediate action plan for the state in the wake of the El Paso shooting that killed 22 people. According to a press release from the … Read more
By NRA-ILA Governor Greg Abbott has now signed all of the NRA-supported legislation which the Texas Legislature sent him during the 2019 session. Thank you to pro-Second Amendment leaders and lawmakers in the House and Senate for their work to ensure passage of these measures. Here is the list of NRA-backed bills which will become law on September 1: … Read more
The Texas legislature dropped a little bomb in Governor Greg Abbott’s lap before it adjourned for two years. They attached funding for a safe gun storage public awareness campaign to a $250 billion state budget bill. It’s $1 million for the Department of Public Safety to create a program that would advocate for “safe storage,” … Read more
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