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ELB wrote:

Charles L. Cotton wrote: We and TFC may wind up being the only ones pushing hard for this Bill.

Chas.

So TSRA and/or NRA won't throw their shoulders to it? (and I mean hard, not just supportive words).

Several years ago, I called my State represented to ask if they supported bill so and such. My call was passed around the office until I spoke with his legislative aid. After a very tentative “yes”. He asked for my opinion on the (TRSA/NRA backed) bill. He seemed relieved that he gave the right answer and asked for an explanation of the bills impact.

I asked if they had been flooded with calls supporting the bill. “NO….You are the only one who has called.” The TSRA, NRA, TFC are made up of members. Their weight is people making calls, faxes, emails and dropping by to visit Senators and Representatives in Austin. Alice and Charles can’t do all the heavy lifting.

Now the truly stunning part of this story was that the legislative aid called me back a few weeks later to ask about another gun related bill. I am glad he called me and not some anti-gun organization like Texas Gun Nonsense.