Two NRA-Backed Measures Introduced in the Texas Senate!

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The Texas Legislature convened this past Tuesday for the 2011 legislative session. Two NRA-backed measures have already been filed in the Texas Senate: SB 321 by State Senator Glenn Hegar (R-Katy), legislation prohibiting employers from enforcing policies against the storage of lawfully-owned firearms in employees' private motor vehicles parked at work, and SB 354 by State Senator Jeff Wentworth (R-San Antonio), a bill to allow Concealed Handgun Licenses to protect themselves on college and university campuses.

The odds of passage are close to 100% with governor's signature a certainty. Republican have a super-majority in the Texas legislature so Democrats can only watch from the sidelines.

[ileus]

1. sounds like two good laws to enact...good on Texas

[atreides1]

4. Not really

"...legislation prohibiting employers from enforcing policies against the storage of lawfully-owned firearms in employees' private motor vehicles parked at work"

This one is a peach....now the employer will have two choices...close down the employee parking lot...or pay more for insurance.

And the other great thing is that the government is telling someone what they can and can't do with their property...but I guess hypocrisy is just another Republican value.

[X_Digger]

7. You mean like private property owners can't discriminate against people of different races?

Or how they can't force employees to go eight hours without a bathroom break?

*shocking*

[demosincebirth]

2. F**king unbelievable!

[Hangingon]

3. I'm not so sure these will carry.

Hegar (R-Katy) is my state senator and I'm not sure he can do it. My state rep. (also an R.) predicted that we would have no new gun regulations this session. Guess we'll see.

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[john donathon]

6. yeah

Those are great laws, hopefully they get passed.

[lawodevolution]

8. Feeling good about these