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Today the Texas Senate filed ANOTHER permitless carry bill, in an indication of their desperate need to roll back our gun laws while ppl are dying. Here are a few of the voices that spoke up about the dangers of #txlege permitless carry this week. THREAD: 1/
Law enforcement & LTC instructors called permitless carry "bad policy." #txlege 2/ https://cbsaustin.com/news/local/law-enforcement-leaders-voice-opposition-to-bills-allowing-unlicensed-carry-of-handguns
One gun safety instructor went so far as to call permitless carry, "idiocy." Just sayin', y'all. #txlege 3/ https://www.news-journal.com/news/local/constitutional-carry-bill-in-texas-legislature-draws-opposition/article_ca7467fe-9bcc-11eb-8a83-732d045f25b5.html
A group of faith leaders gathered from across the state via Zoom to oppose permitless carry, saying: "This bill is nothing but a ploy to short-circuit reasonable efforts to keep weapons out of the wrong hands." #txlege 4/ https://www.elpasotimes.com/story/news/2021/04/21/el-paso-bishop-mark-j-seitz-other-religious-leaders-oppose-bill-would-ease-carrying-guns/7325792002/
A CHL holder in Houston said about permitless carry: âAs a CHL holder, I canât imagine a worse possible scenario. Hopefully the Senate will keep this from becoming law." #txlege 5/ https://www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/letters/article/Opinion-Constitutional-carry-could-be-16118163.php?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=socialflow
https://www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/letters/article/Opinion-Constitutional-carry-could-be-16118163.php?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=socialflow
Two LTEs in one day addressed opposition to permitless carry from Texans, asking, "Why now when there are more shootings in Texas than we can count?" #txlege 6/ https://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2021/04/22/letters-to-the-editor-derek-chauvin-flu-cases-gov-greg-abbott-texas-hb-1927-gun-laws-ted-cruz/
And another from earlier in the week, citing the mass shooting in Allen earlier in the month & how the shooters mocked TX gun laws & their ease of access. #txlege 7/ https://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2021/04/20/letters-to-the-editor-immigrant-issues-the-shooting-in-allen-infrastructure-jaynie-schultz-southlake-mayor/?utm_content=buffere697d&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer
https://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2021/04/20/letters-to-the-editor-immigrant-issues-the-shooting-in-allen-infrastructure-jaynie-schultz-southlake-mayor/?utm_content=buffere697d&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer
And then polling was released indicating that 81% of Texans (gun owners, Republicans) support our permitting system. #txlege 8/ https://www.surveyusa.com/client/PollReport.aspx?g=8a963c67-c991-4c86-a39a-93f9ed068bf6
And in the week since the 1st version of permitless carry passed the House:
* a DV shooting & cmty lockdown in Austin
* 2 killed, 3 wounded at a Houston Whataburger
* 2 shot at UNT in fraternity fight
* 1 killed 5 shot in Dallas shootings Sat night
To name a tiny fraction. 9/
* a DV shooting & cmty lockdown in Austin
* 2 killed, 3 wounded at a Houston Whataburger
* 2 shot at UNT in fraternity fight
* 1 killed 5 shot in Dallas shootings Sat night
To name a tiny fraction. 9/
A whole heap of Texans clearly oppose permitless carry. If you are among them, now is the time to get off the sidelines and prevail upon the better angels of your #txlege lawmakers.
