Re: Letter to Governor Rick Perry
Posted: Wed May 29, 2013 7:02 am
Faxed and emailed as well
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I agree with you on truly private businesses, but so many large businesses, open to the public, have a large percentage of public money involved. Maybe not direct money, but large tax incentives, guaranteed loans, etc. I would contend that businesses open to the public, accepting any government financial support, in whatever form, should not be permitted to post.nightmare69 wrote:Letter sent, have a question though.
Although I agree with CHLs being able to carry everywhere in Texas how can the state force private business owners to allow CC on their property? I was always told that you have no rights on private property. Example you cannot go into walmart with a sign saying walmart sucks and claim your 1A right when told to leave.
When we talk about being able to "carry everywhere", we mean that Texas state law should not prevent us from carrying in any location. We're not suggesting that private property owners should be forced to accept us. A good example of this is bars, which are currently off-limits by law. The changes that we're advocating would remove bars from the places made off-limits by law. However, a bar could till choose to post 30.06 prohibiting concealed carry. The difference is that state law would no longer ban CHL's; it would be up to each individual bar to decide for themselves. With that in mind, I would argue that HB3218 actually improves private property rights because it gives bar owners the option to allow concealed carry if they want (an option they don't currently have).nightmare69 wrote:Letter sent, have a question though.
Although I agree with CHLs being able to carry everywhere in Texas how can the state force private business owners to allow CC on their property? I was always told that you have no rights on private property. Example you cannot go into walmart with a sign saying walmart sucks and claim your 1A right when told to leave.
Guy & Sharon Wheatley
P. O. Box 5431
Texarkana, TX 75505-5431
May 29, 2013
The Honorable Richard "Rick" Perry
Governor of Texas
P.O. Box 12428
Austin, Texas 78711-2428
Fax: (512) 463-1849
Dear Governor Perry:
I would like to voice support for the letter written to you on May 28, by Charles L. Cotton in reference to critical NRA gun rights bills.
I salute your courage in calling this special secession even as I am saddened by it's necessity. I want you to know that your tireless efforts are having an impact. As incalcitrant as most Democrats must seem from you vantage point, it is possible to reach some of them. I am living, voting proof of that. You see, I voted for President Obama in 2012. But the President has broken faith with me. He led me to believe that he would pursue a moderate course. Instead he has pushed a liberal agenda that goes well beyond bordering on socialism. And to my surprise I find those Republicans, of whom I was so fearful two years ago, to be standing at my side fighting for the same constitution I am. The concerns I continue to have over some Republican platform issues, pale in comparison to the abject terror I have of the agenda being pushed by the man I voted for. While my core values have not changed, I now find that the Republican party represents those values more than the Democratic party. And I will do what ever I can, in my limited way, to rectify my error in the 2014 and 2016 elections.
I do not believe that I am alone in the the political slightly left of center. I know of several people who like me, think of themselves as moderate (Reagan) Democrats that are suffering buyers remorse. I believe that we are a small, but possibly crucial number. We may well represent the margin that carried the President to the White House in 2012. It's a margin his party is unlikely to have in either the 2014 mid-term elections or the 2016 Presidential election.
While I have no doubt you would have continued the good fight solely on principle, I hope you find encouragement in the certain knowledge that your efforts are bearing fruit.
Sincerely, your constituent,
Guy B. Wheatley
Texarkana Texas.
The Honorable Richard “Rick” Perry
Governor of Texas
P.O. Box 12428
Austin, Texas 78711-2428
Re: Gun Rights Bills and the Special Session
Dear Governor Perry:
As a native Texan, gun owner, and CHL holder I wish to thank you for your service to the state of Texas and especially for all you have done to advance the rights of gun-owners. Recently, NRA board member Charles L. Cotton posted an open letter to you regarding some of the pro-gun legislation that failed to pass during the regular session. I have reviewed a copy of his letter, and I am writing you to express my concurrence with Mr. Cotton and my support for the issues laid out in his letter. Specifically, I wish to join with in him in requesting that you call a special session to address the following issues: comprehensive campus carry (formerly HB 972), the posting of unenforceable 30.06 signs (HB 508), the reduction of places off-limits to CHL's (HB 3218), and open carry (HB 700).
I believe that we stand at a critical juncture in Texas with regards to firearms rights. I am a native of Copperas Cove. Growing up, my family attended church with Mr. and Mrs. Al Gratia and Dr. Suzanna Gratia Hupp. I vividly recall the tragic shooting at Luby’s and Dr. Gratia Hupp’s subsequent efforts to bring about concealed carry in Texas. The 1995 passage of the first shall-issue CHL laws in Texas bucked a national trend of restricting the rights of lawful gun owners after tragic shootings. In this, the Texas Legislature showed great foresight. Violent crime in Texas has dropped, Texans have steadily increased their rights to self defense, and Texas CHL holders have proven themselves to be among the most law-abiding citizens of our great state. At a time when many in our nation are again attempting to respond to tragedies by restricting the rights of law-abiding citizens to defend ourselves, it is time for Texas to lead the way and show the rest of the nation what we have been learning since 1995: increased firearms rights decrease crime and make our citizens safer.
As Governor, you have done an outstanding job in promoting the pro-business, low regulatory environment that you have fostered in Texas. Companies flock to Texas because they have the opportunity to nurture and grow their business, free from most government intrusion in their lives. Consideration and passage of the bills above would send much the same message to families and individuals: Come to Texas! Raise your families as you see fit! Be free to protect your children, nurture them, and watch them succeed!
I would like to thank you for all that you have done for the State of Texas and the rights of our citizens. I love my home state, and I believe that we are one of the last best examples of what our Founders wanted states to be when they wrote the U.S. Constitution. I have been proudly serving our State and Nation as a member of the Texas Army National Guard for 14 years, with the last 10 being part of the Active Guard and Reserve (AGR) force. I will be a father for the first time in August, and I look forward to raising my daughter in the freedom and prosperity that you have helped foster. Please continue to fight for increased freedom and personal responsibility, and please direct the Texas Legislature to take up the firearms bills HB 972, HB 508, HB 3218, and HB 700.
Since the NRA is only as strong as its members involvement I would ask what have you personally done to get your voice heard in Austin.......... WE need to have our voices heard as individual voters to the elected officials and the NRA can try to perform their magic behind the scenes, it takes both to be successful.........Richard_B wrote:I wonder what NRA have or will do to encourage the Governor to act on his statements.