Open Carry, TX. style

[xxjumbojimboxx]

Its true that I haven't called. They need to stop chopping about this one and table it already.

 

[km101]

"There's liars, and damn liars, and then there's politicians" - Samuel Clements

 

[xxjumbojimboxx]

Tabled!

 

[Bartholomew Roberts]

Local control amendment goes down 93-42.

 

[ClickClickD'oh]

Bye bye local control amendment. And good riddance too. Last thing I want is the Dallas City Council telling me where I can carry.

 

[Bartholomew Roberts]

Rep Farias(?) offers amendment to provide data regarding handgun related crimes

 

[ClickClickD'oh]

DPS already tracks crime by license holders. Pointless.

 

[Bartholomew Roberts]

Last thing I want is the Dallas City Council telling me where I can carry.

No kidding. Did you hear Rep. Anchia of Dallas telling Rep. Sheets that if he wanted to open carry in Dallas he should go lobby Dallas city council? Dirtbag.

 

[Bartholomew Roberts]

Handgun Crime data amendment tabled.
Martinez-Fischer raises yet another point of order.

 

[jlr1962]

Thanks for the link B.R. This is entertaining stuff. I don't think they all get along very well.

 

[Bartholomew Roberts]

Point of order overruled again. Martinez-Fischer immediately back at it with complaint about strict enforcement of a vote.

6 minutes break in the House. No point of order raised by Martinez-Fischer on vote. Just requested future votes all be strict enforcement (presumably hoping someone will screw up and open a POO complaint).

 

[Bartholomew Roberts]

FYI - if you are listening to the earlier feed, you need to go back and switch to the 3pm feed to continue listening.

 

[ClickClickD'oh]

Lol, an amendment to limit to only 1 magazine?

***? Over.

 

[Bartholomew Roberts]

Rep. Farias (?) - Amendment to limit open carry to a single magazine

 

[xxjumbojimboxx]

"i think we can all agree that the possession of more ammunition is excessive" , Uh i dont think so buddy. Sit down.

 

[Bartholomew Roberts]

I'm starting to think Rep. Farias started his Friday early. Magazine limitations tabled 91-37

 

[km101]

There have been some truly stupid people elected to the Texas Legislature!

 

[xxjumbojimboxx]

Can someone explain to me what this germain, and non germaine stuff?

does it mean pertainant to the bill being discussed.

 

[Bartholomew Roberts]

Rep. Stickland offered a Constitutional Carry amendment to this bill; but the amendment was ruled non-germane. Stickland wanted to get it on record who opposes constitutional carry. The Speaker, clearly, did not want that.

So Stickland is now trying to get the whole discussion about it on record and in public.

 

[km101]

Who is acting as Speaker at the current time?

 

[Bartholomew Roberts]

Rep. Dennis Bonnen from Brazoria is the Speaker Pro Tem (acting Speaker); but is not the person who made the decision on this I believe.

 

[km101]

Rep. Bonnen seems to be clearly hostile to Open Carry and Constitutional Carry.

 

[Bartholomew Roberts]

No, Bonnen wouldn't be up there if he was hostile to Open Carry. Stickland's stunt wasn't helpful. If the Reps vote FOR Constitutional Carry amendment now then HB910 is different from SB17 and it goes to a conference committee for more possible shenanigans and less time to pass all the hurdles.

If the Reps vote against the CC amendment, then they run the risk of being branded anti-gun by the OCT crowd even though they are trying to get some form of open carry. He basically set up a situation where we're going to see collateral damage amongst our own no matter what.

 

[Bartholomew Roberts]

Amendment to exclude non-TX CHLs from open carry - Goes down 91-41

 

[km101]

Thanks for the clarification. And I thought Strickland had a better understanding of the Legislative process than he apparently has. He seems to have shot us in the foot. (so to speak)