MMM Texas worked with Texans Against Gun
Violence, Texans for Gun Safety, TX
Council on Family Violence and SafeRange
in obtaining 2 great victories this
Session in the Texas Legislature!
Victory One: SB 199 by West
has been signed by Gov. Perry. As of Sept. 1, it will be illegal
in Texas for those under final protective order for family violence
and those convicted of family violence crimes to possess guns.
Victory Two: The pet gun lobby
bill of this Session, SB 819 by Armbrister, was defeated! This
was a BIG victory for us.
SB 819 would have allowed concealed
handguns on ALL city and county
property, stripping the right of
local gov't to ban guns. This would have meant loaded handguns
in city halls, county courthouses, pools, clinics, libraries.
As our colleague Travis County Constable Bruce Elfant said, "Texas
is better off for the
defeat of this bill."
SB 819 sailed through the Senate but
was never set for House vote by the
House Calendars Committtee. This
stalling was done by Reps. Danburg, Dutton,
McCall, Sadler, Solis, and S. Turner, and
we owe them a HUGE thanks.
Then this bill was attached to a House bill in
the Senate by Staples. This bad bill passed the Senate TWICE.
We have a long way to go in the Texas Senate. The amendment was stripped
from the House bill in conference committee.
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