The 80th Regular Session of the Texas Legislature convened this week. Numerous pro-Second Amendment measures have already been filed and will be considered by lawmakers this session: HB 284, by Rep. Joe Driver (R-Garland), the NRA-backed Castle Doctrine/self-defense law reform bill; SB 112, by Sen. John Carona (R-Dallas), and HB 258, by Rep. Frank Corte (R-San Antonio), NRA-supported legislation to prohibit the confiscation of firearms from law-abiding citizens during a state of emergency or natural disaster; HB 220, by Rep. Phil King (R-Weatherford), and HB 511, by Rep. David Farabee (D-Wichita Falls), NRA-supported bills allowing Concealed Handgun Licensees to transport and store handguns in locked vehicles parked on employer-controlled property; and SB 112, by Sen. Bob Deuell (R-Greenville), the NRA-supported CHL confidentiality bill.
Please contact your State Representatives and State Senators and urge them to sign on as co-authors to these important measures!
Contact information for your elected officials, as well as the text of these bills, can be found at the following websites: http://www.house.state.tx.us and http://www.senate.state.tx.us.
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