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TexasCajun wrote:Stickland's biggest accomplishment was that he almost killed open carry. When he took credit for the Dutton amendment (which he had nothing to do with) and then alluded to it being an end-around form of unlicensed carry, he gave those solidly opposed the ammunition that they desperately needed and wanted. I have no doubt that the NRA & TSRA saved the day.
Charles L. Cotton wrote:North Carolina has nothing to do with Texas and most gun owners don't buy your definition of "RINO." What you call RINOs passed open-carry while Stickland's Bill and Huffines' Bill didn't even get a hearing. Yes, I want Republicans who can get our bills passed, not loud-mouths who can only make noise.juno106 wrote:My original premise was not just a "single Stickland", but that if every RINO could have been replaced by "Stickand", 2A would have been much more successful this Session.
I stand by that belief. Point being, elections matter. Texans "could" have have refused to elect individuals who were lukewarm-at-best on 2A, with individuals who were unabashedly strong proponents of 2A.
Seems "RINO'ism" is spreading:
GOP FOLDS, STANDS WITH GABBY GIFFORDS FOR HANDGUN RESTRICTIONS
So, in 2016, just think about the type of House you want. One full of Sticklands, or one again full of RINO's.What Giffords & Co. describe as good news is really bad news for North Carolinians, who will now be forced to continue begging government officials for permission to buy a handgun for self-defense, unless the state senate stands up and fights for the freedom spurned by GOP reps.
Who knows? Maybe Republican voters in Texas like the idea of purchase permits.
It's your choice.
Chas.
I disagree emphatically. From what I saw and read, Rep. Stickland was part of the problem, not the solution, and his actions made him an embarrassment to his constituents. Even my senator, Kirk Watson, was more effective than Rep. Stickland.juno106 wrote: Say what you want about Stickland, if the House were full of members like him instead of the RINOs, we would now have real campus carry (SB11 unamended) and perhaps constitutional carry, where we wouldn't be having silly arguments over the need for the Dutton/Huffines amendments and whether federal appellate cases from the 4th and 6th, but not the 5th, Circuit Court of Appeals apply the 4th Amendment to LEO with respect to OC.
