Forget all that blather about affordability. Just as it’s been for decades, the top priority of newly empowered Texas Democrats is to disarm law-abiding Texans. NRA-ILA sent out a notice highlighting the boatload of gun-grabbing measure Democrats filed on the very first day of prefiling for the 90th Texas Legislature.
Among the lowlights:
- Judith Zaffirini’s bill to ban ban almost all modern sport rifles and most semiautomatic pistols.
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to prohibiting certain transfers, purchases, and
possession of assault weapons; creating criminal offenses.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Chapter 46, Penal Code, is amended by adding
Section 46.055 to read as follows:
Sec. 46.055. UNLAWFUL PURCHASE OR POSSESSION OF ASSAULT
WEAPON. (a) In this section, “assault weapon” means:
(1) a semiautomatic centerfire rifle that has the
capacity to accept a detachable magazine and has:
(A) a pistol grip that protrudes conspicuously
beneath the action of the firearm;
(B) a folding or telescoping stock;
(C) a thumbhole stock;
(D) a second handgrip or a protruding grip that
can be held by the non-trigger hand;
(E) a flash suppressor; or
(F) a grenade launcher or flare launcher;
(2) a semiautomatic centerfire rifle that has a fixed
magazine that holds more than 10 rounds of ammunition;
(3) a semiautomatic centerfire rifle that has an
overall length of less than 30 inches;
(4) a semiautomatic shotgun that has the capacity to
accept a detachable magazine;
(5) a semiautomatic shotgun that has a folding or
telescoping stock and has:
(A) a thumbhole stock; or
(B) a second handgrip or a protruding grip that
can be held by the non-trigger hand;
(6) a semiautomatic pistol that has the capacity to
accept a detachable magazine and has:
(A) a second handgrip or a protruding grip that
can be held by the non-trigger hand;
(B) an ammunition magazine that attaches to the
pistol outside of the pistol grip;
(C) a threaded barrel capable of accepting a
flash suppressor, forward handgrip, or silencer; or
(D) a shroud that is attached to or partially or
completely encircles the barrel and that permits the shooter to
hold the firearm with the non-trigger hand without being burned;
(7) a semiautomatic pistol that has a fixed magazine
that holds more than 10 rounds of ammunition;
(8) a revolving cylinder shotgun; or
(9) a conversion kit, part, or combination of parts
from which an assault weapon can be assembled or with which a
firearm may be converted into a weapon described by Subdivision
(1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), or (8).Plus a prohibition of owning modern sporting rifles for those 18-20, because it just eats at Democrats that adults can own legal firearms.
- Indeed, a whole lot more bills to strip law-abiding 18-20 year olds of their rights to firearms (HB 173, HB 606, HB 610, HB 771, HB 806, HB 857) were also filed.
- Suleman Lalani filed a bill to ban civilian-to-civilian firearm sales.
- Joe Moody filed a “snitch” bill requiring gun dealers to report people buying two or more guns, or four or more detachable magazines at a time. The process is intended to be the punishment. Because obviously only criminals buy hunting rifles as gifts for both their grandsons.
- Erin Gamez filed a bill to block preemption to allow leftist governments almost unlimited power to block lawful firearm almost anywhere their socialist hearts desire.
There’s more, but you get the general gist.
Disarming the law abiding has long been a central goal of the Democrat party. An armed populace is an insurmountable barrier to them achieving complete control over you.
When it comes to the Second Amendment, Democrats can’t be bargained with and can’t be reasoned with. They don’t feel pity, or remorse, or fear. And they absolutely will not stop, ever, until your right to civilian firearm ownership is dead.
