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harrycallahan wrote:
Journey?
Oh, Neil Diamond?

kenny rogers - the gambler

While it is too early to give up the hope completely I sent both my Rep and Senator an email thanking them for their support on these two important bills. I wanted them to receive some positive reinforcement for their hard works. I asked them to keep up the fight until the very end. It might not matter to them, and they likely won't read the emails. For me and mine, I would rather use honey than vinegar.

We can always get the detailed reports from Chas later and ensure that the ones who are either intentionally using misinformation and lies, or are simply too stupid to be trusted are removed from power.

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Good read guys!
We gotta stay positive.

sugar land dave wrote:

Charles L. Cotton wrote:

Tracker wrote:what nobody is talking about but what I'm seeing is that if HB910 dies then so does the $200 Class C misdemeanor for accidental 30.06 violations.

That will be a bigger loss than open-carry.

Chas.

That is what I meant by my earlier post about OCT people not taking an easy 90 % win. If I had my choice, I would have taken that penalty reduction even over open carry, but we could have had them both.

But penalty reduction and licensed open carry don't benefit the president of OCT.

PBR wrote:Well looks like -- Appointed (05/27/2015) Phillips (Chair) | Burns | Geren | King, Phil | Nevárez (2 voted for it 3 against it)

Will be overseeing the committee for the House, when and where can you see who from the Senate will be there and when this committee will get started on this?

Phil King voted nay, but he supports OC. I am sure he will do everything he can to get OC moving in conference. In spite of his vote today, he is in the "us" camp. I think we should hold public anger until all is said and done. This thing is so close, let's don't throw a wrench in the gears. Contacting our reps in anger and threatening to vote for someone else next election probably would cause more harm than good. IMHO.

Just spent some time on the OCT facebook page. Jon Jononymous sounds an awful lot like someone here at TexasCHLforum.com...someone who knows the system really well!

gljjt wrote:

PBR wrote:Well looks like -- Appointed (05/27/2015) Phillips (Chair) | Burns | Geren | King, Phil | Nevárez (2 voted for it 3 against it)

Will be overseeing the committee for the House, when and where can you see who from the Senate will be there and when this committee will get started on this?

Phil King voted nay, but he supports OC. I am sure he will do everything he can to get OC moving in conference. In spite of his vote today, he is in the "us" camp. I think we should hold public anger until all is said and done. This thing is so close, let's don't throw a wrench in the gears. Contacting our reps in anger and threatening to vote for someone else next election probably would cause more harm than good. IMHO.

That's what the OCT guys did and we know how that turned out.....

gljjt wrote:

PBR wrote:Well looks like -- Appointed (05/27/2015) Phillips (Chair) | Burns | Geren | King, Phil | Nevárez (2 voted for it 3 against it)

Will be overseeing the committee for the House, when and where can you see who from the Senate will be there and when this committee will get started on this?

Phil King voted nay, but he supports OC. I am sure he will do everything he can to get OC moving in conference. In spite of his vote today, he is in the "us" camp. I think we should hold public anger until all is said and done. This thing is so close, let's don't throw a wrench in the gears. Contacting our reps in anger and threatening to vote for someone else next election probably would cause more harm than good. IMHO.

I agree, lets hold our anger until Sunday night.

I will hold my theories and statements until it is over. I have been afraid of this for sometime though and have said so here.

Blindref757 wrote:Just spent some time on the OCT facebook page. Jon Jononymous sounds an awful lot like someone here at TexasCHLforum.com...someone who knows the system really well!

It's not me, if that's what you think.

Chas.

You never know we might end up with something better. Especially if these guys stop acting like the idiots in DC instead of Texans.

Chas, not to change the subject (not really by much) but with 20/20 hindsight what would've been the chance of getting HB 308 through without being gutted? It just seems to that campus carry had to get passed first.

Blindref757 wrote:Just spent some time on the OCT facebook page. Jon Jononymous sounds an awful lot like someone here at TexasCHLforum.com...someone who knows the system really well!

been on huffines page too

I sent my representative the following brief note:

"Honorable sir,

The military has been family in one way or another for about half my life, so your background assures my continued support of you, but I would ask that you please not allow others to penalize supporters of HB910 for the sins of certain Democrats (Dutton & Huffines).

You changed your previous yes vote to a no tonight. That puts HB910 in jeopardy, effectively allowing the feelings of 79,000 law enforcement officers to deny reduced 30.06 penaties and licensed open carry for 825,000 law abiding citizens of Texas. While I am sure that you have many eloquent words that you can tell me, let me assure you that like a guy named Paul from an old Good Book, I am observant of actions, not words.

If there is any way that you can rescue HB910 from a slow death in committee, I and 824,999 other lawful licensed Texans would appreciate it.

Stay well and keep up the good fight!"

I signed it, gave my name, address, email, and phone number. I will not be an anonymous person to my doctor, nor to my politician. Some things are too important.

RPBrown wrote:I will hold my theories and statements until it is over. I have been afraid of this for sometime though and have said so here.

I hope we have something to cheer about before then Brother!
Let's keep a positive outlook, I just feel like something good is going to happen.