It’s easy to get black pilled and feel that elections don’t matter, but there are few areas where the difference between electing Republicans over Democrats is as pronounced as that of gun rights. The Supreme Court victories in Heller and Bruen don’t happen without Republican nominees on the Supreme Court. Likewise, though Texas Republicans have real gripes about the cabal thwarting conservative legislation, Dwight sent over a Texas State Rifle Association piece on Second Amendment wins during the 89th Legislature’s regular session.
Art. 7C.002.b. LOCAL REGULATION PROHIBITED. (a) This An entity described by Subsection (a) may not adopt or enforce a rule, ordinance, order, policy, or other similar measure relating to an extreme risk protective order unless state law specifically authorizes the adoption and enforcement of such a rule, ordinance, order, policy, or measure.
Art. 7C.003. CERTAIN FEDERAL LAWS UNENFORCEABLE. A federal statute, order, rule, or regulation purporting to implement or enforce an extreme risk protective order against a person in this state that infringes on the person’s right of due process, keeping and bearing arms, or free speech protected by the United States Constitution or the Texas Constitution is unenforceable as against the public policy of this state and shall have no effect.
“Each of these new laws will take effect on September 1.”
Bill by bill, session by session, progress on Second Amendment legislation is made, at least in Texas. Meanwhile, Democrat-run blue locales like Colorado are still trying to pave the way for their longtime goal of complete civilian disarmament.
It’s a big, big difference.
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“It’s a big, big difference.”
Compare and contrast: Alabama Governor George Wallace famously stated,” There’s not a dime’s worth of difference between the Democrat and Republican parties”.
Yet on nearly every cultural issue, Republicans are widely at variance with the Donks. The only exception I have found to this rule is when Alaska State Senator Eric Croft proposed “Constitutional carry” legislation to outflank his Republican colleagues who repeatedly beat Democrats with the 2A cudgel.
Once it became impossible to run to the right of Democrats on this issue, they were free to campaign without worry that they would be labeled “anti-gun in a gun-owning culture.
Join the Texas State Rifle Association.
Join Gun Owners of America.
Join the Second Amendment Foundation.
And I believe the NRA is making real strides in the direction of reform. I would encourage people who have quit to rejoin and help in making continued steps that way.
“I would encourage people who have quit to rejoin and help in making continued steps that way.”
First, I will want to see if they are being led by a Harlon Carter or a Warren Cassidy.
In memory of the Sutherland Springs church shooting and the 2020 Summer of Love, a carry concealed every time I leave the house and turn money into smoke and noise at the range every week.
Waiting to play Cowboys and Jahidis.
As I’ve long said about gun “buy-back” programs, I will happily sell back to the government every gun I got from the government.
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