-
The Texas Firearms Coalition A Voice for Texas Gun Owners
Speaker Bonnen's Betrayal of Texas Gun-Owners
- Details
- 23 Jan
Newly elected Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives, Republican Dennis Bonnen, campaigned as a pro-Second Amendment candidate. However, actions speak far louder than words and we now see he lied. For the first time in decades, a Speaker has appointed anti-gun Democrats to chair the two most important House Committees for Texas gun owners. Speaker Bonnen appointed D-rated, anti-gun Democrat Poncho Nevarez as Chair of the Homeland Security & Public Safety Committee and F-rated, anti-gun Democrat Nicole Collier to Chair the Criminal Jurisprudence Committee. These are the two committees that hear all gun and self-defense related bills. Committee chairmen have the sole authority to decide whether a bill in their committee will get a hearing or a vote. The net result will be every anti-gun bill filed in the House will get a committee hearing. Pro-gun bills either will not get a hearing or won't get a committee vote in time to reach the House floor for debate and voting. Don’t be fooled. A bill can be killed by not giving it a committee vote, or by voting it out of committee too late in the session for it to reach the floor. This presumes it isn’t killed in the House Calendars Committee. (See below.)
Let's Really Protect Our Schools
- Details
- 16 Feb
Although I have been in the political and legislative arenas for almost all of my adult life, I am not going to get into politics while parents and other family members are grieving as a result of a mass-murderer in Florida. People who know me will find this statement unusual, but I don’t care one whit about politics, political parties, or left v. right. I don’t want to merely make a point, I want to make a difference. I want to change Texas law so that schools can tap into a giant reserve of experience and talent to protect our kids in school. The cost to schools will be little or nothing, so budget constraints will not be a factor.
Powder-Checking Endoscope for Dillon XL650
- Details
- 23 Jan
I use Dillon XL650 presses and I don't use the powder-check add-on. I didn't get it primarily because of reports that they are not reliable with the worse failure mode being failure to sound when there is no powder in the case. I have no idea how often this occurs, but my low primer warning system has failed to sound a number of times over the years. These are electrical and the two most common failure points are corroded contacts and battery problems. Loading a round without a primer isn’t a major issue, but loading one without powder will lead to a squib. I’m not saying that people should shy away from the Dillon powder-check add-on. That’s just my decision.
More Articles...
Keep up With the Legislature!
The Texas Legislative website also makes it easy to check the House and Senate Calendars, so keep abreast of upcoming debates.Announcements
-
New Range Association +
The Texas Sport Shooting Range Association (TSSRA) has been created and a membership drive will be launched in the coming… Read More
- 1
What Were They Thinking!?
-
HB987: Rep. Anchia's Protect the Criminal Bill +
HB987 by Rep. Rafael Anchia (D, F-) has the full… Read More -
False Testimony by President of Texas Chapter of Mom’s Demand Action +
Kelly Burke falsely testified that there are no statistics regarding… Read More -
Lie to Get Elected? +
On Wednesday, January 21, 2015, history was made in the… Read More
- 1
- 2
