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K.Mooneyham wrote: ↑Mon Mar 15, 2021 12:57 am I want someone to explain to me how the Okies can have Constitutional Carry, but we can't. I haven't heard of any serious issues caused by the passage of that law, and I've talked to quite a few of my pro-2A co-workers about the subject. I'm not seriously fired up about it, but I keep hearing all this negative stuff, and just haven't seen any of that up there.

The answer is that there has not been the political will to pass it in Texas. I would argue that this session is the best chance we've seen to pass legislation allowing for unlicensed carry in public. We will know for sure by May 31st when the legislature adjourns the regular session.

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ELB wrote: ↑Mon Feb 08, 2021 2:03 pm The problem is not the number of Dems on the committee, or even that the vice chairmen are anti-gun Dems. The problem is what promises Phelan made to get the Dems to vote for him as Speaker.

Clearly putting Dems in as vice-chairs on important committees was one of the promises, but the Dems didn't sell their votes just to put the title "vice chair" behind somebody's name. The Dems no doubt extracted promises that certain legislation would or would not pass this session. I haven't done a detailed comparison, but a similar situation existed under Bonnen in the last session. The result was a lot of anti-gun measures died in committee, and a some helpful pro-gun bills passed, but nothing big went forward (I think the knife thing was the biggest expansion). It was three yards and a cloud of dust with some first downs, not a long bomb into the end zone.

With the Dems feeling frisky because of China Joe in the White House and having control of both federal houses and major cities in Texas, plus all the noise about "insurrection," I even fear some "common sense" restrictions may get through. I also expect to see "peaceful protesters" from the left wing side invade the capitol during 2A hearings, while any mass show of support for 2A will have the Dems and their newspapers clamoring about "armed insurrectionists."

Anyway, I don't expect any form of constitutional carry to pass, nor any serious rollback of "no-go" areas for licensed carry. I would be happy to be wrong.

It is very common for the chair and vice chair to be members of different parties.
https://ballotpedia.org/Homeland_Securi ... sentatives
In the last 10 years, only one time has there been both the chair and vice chair of the same party.

I would argue that the odds of pro-2a legislation passing is better this session than last. Last session, the chair of the house homeland security & public safety committee was F rated Pancho Nevarez. This year, it is A rated James White, as well as multiple representatives who have filed pro-2A pieces of legislation. Additionally, the house calendars committee has multiple pro-2A members. Additionally, this is the first session in 5 years to see constitutional carry even filed in the senate.

While all of this does not guarantee that we will see a huge restoration of 2A rights, I believe the odds are better than they were 2 years ago. Just my 2 cents.

Flightmare

KC5AV wrote: ↑Fri Feb 05, 2021 10:41 am
Flightmare wrote: ↑Fri Feb 05, 2021 10:12 am
KC5AV wrote: ↑Fri Feb 05, 2021 9:56 am
dhoobler wrote: ↑Thu Feb 04, 2021 9:11 pm Committee Chairmen
Calendars - Dustin Burrows - TSRA A+
Homeland security - James White - TSRA A
Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence - TSRA A

Good job Speaker Phelan.

I think that most 2A related bills go to Homeland Security committee and Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence committee. Calendars is where a lot of good bills die. It is excellent that we have a friend chairing that committee.

Given that this is a redistricting year, I am not sure how much attention 2A bills will get.
Calendars Vice Chair - (D) Joe Moody - 17% rating from TSRA D
Homeland Security Vice Chair - (D) Rhetta Andrews Bowers - TSRA F
Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence Vice Chair - (D) Yvonne Davis - TSRA F

I’m not sure Speaker Phelan has done us any favors.
Considering the makeup of the house is closely split between republicans and democrats, it is not uncommon to appoint a member of the minority party as vice chair of committees. That being said, a majority of both committees are gun friendly republicans.
I just expect the very poor ratings of those Dems to be a major roadblock to any meaningful progress.

I'm sure they will make every attempt to be a road block. On the Homeland Security and Public Safety committee, they hold only 3 votes to 6 republicans.

Flightmare

KC5AV wrote: ↑Fri Feb 05, 2021 9:56 am
dhoobler wrote: ↑Thu Feb 04, 2021 9:11 pm Committee Chairmen
Calendars - Dustin Burrows - TSRA A+
Homeland security - James White - TSRA A
Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence - TSRA A

Good job Speaker Phelan.

I think that most 2A related bills go to Homeland Security committee and Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence committee. Calendars is where a lot of good bills die. It is excellent that we have a friend chairing that committee.

Given that this is a redistricting year, I am not sure how much attention 2A bills will get.
Calendars Vice Chair - (D) Joe Moody - 17% rating from TSRA F
Homeland Security Vice Chair - (D) Rhetta Andrews Bowers - TSRA F
Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence Vice Chair - (D) Yvonne Davis - TSRA F

I’m not sure Speaker Phelan has done us any favors.

Considering the makeup of the house is closely split between republicans and democrats, it is not uncommon to appoint a member of the minority party as vice chair of committees. That being said, a majority of both committees are gun friendly republicans.

Flightmare

dhoobler wrote: ↑Thu Feb 04, 2021 9:11 pm Committee Chairmen
Calendars - Dustin Burrows - TSRA A+
Homeland security - James White - TSRA A
Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence - TSRA A

Good job Speaker Phelan.

I think that most 2A related bills go to Homeland Security committee and Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence committee. Calendars is where a lot of good bills die. It is excellent that we have a friend chairing that committee.

Given that this is a redistricting year, I am not sure how much attention 2A bills will get.

It may be a redistricting year, but census numbers are likely not going to be provided until April/May. Since the session ends May 31st this year, I expect that redistricting will end up being done in a special session.

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