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I called Lt. Gov. Patrick's office yesterday and sent messages to him and Gov. Abbott, tell all your friends to put maximum pressure on Lt. Gov. Patrick.

My Wife and I did the same today.

Jim

Probably a waste of time but I contacted DP to do everything in his power to help pass CC.

The Texas Lieutenant Governor Message Line: (512) 463-5342
The Texas Lieutenant Governor Office Line: (512) 463-0001

Keep calling. Patrick needs to feel some heat.

Called Mr. Patrick.
Keep that phone ringing.

Called his office and message line on Friday.

Folks need to call Springer and Seliger, as well.

Definitely, & not very far from turning BLUE as the liberal base there grows.

Texas might be BLUE in the next POTUS election.

MM

I sent Lt. Gov. Patrick a message while ago, I'm calling his office in a few minutes (512-463-0001):

Lt Gov Patrick,

Even Louisiana is getting constitutional carry legislation passed this year. Montana/Utah/Tennessee/Iowa, and now Louisiana will surpass Texas in restoring their citizens their true constitutional RIGHT, while Texas continues to abuse it's citizens by relegating their right into a privilege by a power-hungry state government. SHAME ON YOU!!! It's YOUR DUTY to force the issue and make those cowardly REPUBLICANS vote 'FOR' HB 1927.

U.S.A. –-(AmmoLand.com)- Louisiana is in play to pass a Constitutional Carry bill in 2021. SB 118 has passed a crucial Senate Committee. It is scheduled to go to the floor of the Senate on 21 April 2021. It seems likely to pass the Senate.

Louisiana has a population of about 4.7 million people. Arizona has a population of about 7.3 million people. Less than 5,000 dedicated activists were able to effectively lobby for Constitutional Carry in Arizona in 2010. It should be easier to pass Constitutional Carry through the legislature in Louisiana, in 2021.

There is support for a version of Constitutional Carry among Louisiana peace officers. From Ouishitacitizen.com:

West Monroe Police Chief Jeff Terrell said he was personally in support of the legislation.

“Based on my reading of the Constitution, it says you can keep and bear arms,” Terrell said. “The founders made it clear. Restrictions don’t hurt anyone but law-abiding citizens. When you look at it, the people that are not going to follow the law, are criminals. They’re going to carry whether the law says they can or cannot.”

Lt Gov Patrick - it is your DUTY and OBLIGATION to restore our RIGHT!!! To hell with the far-Left Democrap police chiefs and their staff in Austin/Houston/Dallas/San Antonio, they've never been friends of the Constitution.

PASS THIS LEGISLATION!!!

Gonehuntin

Some real shady schitt going on in the Senate:

https://texasscorecard.com/state/senate-files-a-new-constitutional-carry-bill-after-public-pressure/

Senate Files New Constitutional Carry Bill After Public Pressure

By Jeramy Kitchen April 22, 2021

With pressure building to pass a constitutional carry bill, new legislation has been filed in the Senate to do exactly that.

State Sen. Charles Schwertner filed SB 2224 on Thursday. Almost immediately, the bill was referred to the Senate Administration Committee—which happens to be chaired by Schwertner. Notably, a similar constitutional carry bill authored by State Sen. Drew Springer (R–Muenster) was filed in early February, referred to the Senate State Affairs Committee in early March, but has not yet been scheduled for a public hearing.

Markedly, the House passed its version of constitutional carry last week in House Bill 1927 by State Rep. Matt Schaefer (R–Tyler). Since then, it has been unclear whether it would even get a hearing in the Senate, as the majority of senators had been relatively silent on the subject.

Constitutional carry is a legislative priority of the Republican Party of Texas.

On Monday, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said, “If we have the votes to pass a permitless carry bill off the Senate floor, I will move it.” He went on to say, “At this point, we don’t have the votes on the floor to pass it. I plan to meet with law enforcement who oppose permitless carry and with the NRA [National Rifle Association] and GOA [Gun Owners of America] who support it to see if we can find a path that a majority of senators will vote to pass.”

The Senate requires 18 votes to pass a bill in the 31-member Senate. There are currently 18 Republican senators; barring a Democrat senator coming out in favor of the policy, the issue would need the support of all Republican senators.

Last week, State Sen. Kel Seliger (R–Amarillo) made headlines by suggesting he had reservations about the policy. In an interview with The Texas Tribune, he said, “My office is still researching the issue” and that the “system we have now works.”

Thus far, it is unclear why a bill was suddenly and conspicuously filed after the bill-filing deadline of March 12, when the Senate could have either acted on the constitutional carry bill passed by the House or taken up the bill filed by Springer. The only senators to have come out in support of constitutional carry so far this session are Republican State Sens. Dawn Buckingham (Lakeway), Brandon Creighton (Conroe), Bob Hall (Edgewood), and Springer.

With fewer than 40 days left in the 87th Legislative Session, the window is starting to close on the prospects for bills to get through both legislative chambers.

https://txgunrights.org/latest-news...5GhTchmYHM3wfbmysobKcH_Z5WeaSX4LxJYUiBRE

Last updated 4/22/21 @ 1pm

Lt. Governor Dan Patrick, who leads the Texas Senate, famously stated there are not enough votes for Constitutional Carry HB 1927 in the Texas Senate.

Of course, the buck stops with him and he alone should be held responsible if Constitutional Carry isn't taken up for a vote on the Texas Senate floor.

But if you are left wondering which Republican State Senators have NOT taken a public position on Constitutional Carry HB 1927, here they are:

SD 3 - Robert Nichols (512) 463-0103
SD 5 - Charles Schwertner (512) 463-0105
SD 7 - Paul Bettencourt (512) 463-0107
SD 11 - Larry Taylor (512) 463-0111
SD 12 - Jane Nelson (512) 463-0112
SD 17 - Joan Huffman (512) 463-0117
SD 25 - Donna Campbell (512) 463-0125
SD 31 - Kel Seliger "unsure" (512) 463-0131

Thanks GoneH for this info.

According to his phone person Charles Schwertner is an active supporter working to pass constitutional carry.

The rest were polite and non-commital or I got an answering machine.

Kel Seliger’s nice lady on the phone took my name and number and said she would “add me to the list”.... Uh-oh 🤨

Mike, odds are you've been on more than one list for a few years.

here is our problem in Minnesota, Twin Cities votes blue and thats where alot of humans live ,Obongko put plenty Somalis in this one county in the Twin Cities, besides some other welfare races,plus most liberals live in that area too. otherwise most of the rest of Minnesota vote RED but we don`t have any say or enough population , so this one county in Minnesota has the larger population of the state so we are always welfare liberal blue vote. and this will probably happen in many other states in the future ? just look how the police are now getting beat up by the whining race ?

FINALLY, Gov. Abbott says "It's time for Texas to join the club":

https://texasscorecard.com/state/abbott-says-hell-sign-constitutional-carry-bill-if-passed/

Abbott Says He’ll Sign Constitutional Carry Bill, If Passed
“This is something that 20 other states have adopted, and it’s time for Texas to adopt it, too.”

One of the last remaining hurdles for constitutional carry legislation has been removed, as Gov. Greg Abbott announced he will sign the legislation if it makes it to his desk.

A legislative priority of the Republican Party of Texas, House Bill 1927 would remove the requirement of individuals to hold a gun permit from the state.

That legislation was passed by a bipartisan vote in the Texas House earlier this month. Since then, the bill has met resistance in the Senate.

Last week, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said the bill did not have enough support to be debated in the chamber.

Due to grassroots pressure, Patrick has since created a special Committee on Constitutional Issues and referred the bill to that committee, with a hearing scheduled for Thursday.

During an interview on WBAP on Tuesday, Abbott appeared bullish on the bill’s chances and stated his support for the proposal.

“Once the Senate passes it out, the House and Senate will convene and work out any differences and get it to my desk, and I’ll be signing it,” said Abbott.

“This is something that 20 other states have adopted, and it’s time for Texas to adopt it, too,” he added.

Good luck, but.

There members fro TX here on this forum that believe the only reason Abbott would come out in favor is because he knows it won’t pass the Senate.

Gov. Abbott has been receiving pressure from the constitutional carry crowd to step up and say something - I sent him a couple of e-mails to that effect, too.

Posturing and window dressing, so he can brainwash his followers into believing he supports the rights of the people, while he lies to them, knowing it will never make it out of the Senate.

Yes, people are "that" gullible.

Watch the livestream of the Texas Senate Special Committee on Constitutional Issues (constitutional carry) starting at 0900 today. Speakers have 2 minutes to address HB 1927 and the hearing will run as long as people are there to speak:

https://senate.texas.gov/av-live.php

And right off the bat, Senator Juan "Chuy" Hinojosa rears his ugly head.

Well, he’s a Democrat so that is to be expected.

What will be interesting is what the Republicans have to say and how they vote.