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Your NRA-ILApreviously reported that Governor Greg Abbott signed two important pro-Second Amendment measurespassed by the Texas Legislature during the recent 140-day session into law:Senate Bill 16, priority legislation of Lt. Governor Dan Patrickthat slashes the cost of an original License To Carry from $140 to $40 and reduces the price of a renewal LTC from $70 to $40 to bring fees down to among the lowest in the nation; andHouse Bill 1819which revises Texas statutes to track federal law regarding ownership and possession of firearm sound suppressors. [The Texas Penal Code currently requires these devices to be registered with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives. If the Hearing Protection Act that eliminates this federal requirement were to pass Congress before the Texas Legislature meets again in 2019, suppressor owners would have no way of complying with state law and could be guilty of a felony offense without this important change.] An amendment was added to HB 1819 in the Senate to clarify that non-NFA, short-barreled firearms with a pistol grip -- such as the Mossberg 590 Shockwave -- are not unlawful to sell or own in Texas. The Lone Star State is one of just two states where this particular gun cannot currently besold lawfully. Bothlaws take effect on September 1, 2017.

Governor Abbott has nowalso signed the following bills into law, which also have an effective date of September 1:

Senate Bill 263repeals the minimum caliber requirement (.32) for demonstrating handgun proficiency during the range instruction portion of the License To Carry course. This unnecessary provision negatively impacts LTC applicants with hand injuries or arthritis who would benefit from being able to use a smaller caliber handgun.

Senate Bill 1566contains provisions fromHB 1692 andSB 1942 to allow employees of school districts, open-enrollment charter schools and private elementary or secondary schools who possess valid LTCs to transport and store firearms out of sight in their locked cars and trucks. These employees had been left out of the 2011 law banning employer policies restricting the lawful possession of firearms in private motor vehicles.

Senate Bill 2065includes language fromHB 421 andHB 981 to allow volunteers providing security at places of worship to be exempt from the requirements of the Private Security Act. This could include License To Carry holders approved by congregation leaders, since the prohibition on possession of firearms by LTCs at places of worship is only enforceable if the location is posted or verbal notice is given.

House Bill 1935repeals the prohibition on the possession or carrying of knives such as daggers, dirks, stilettos and Bowies, by eliminating them from the prohibited weapons section of the Texas Penal Code. Restrictions remain in place for possession or carrying of knives with a blade over 5 inches long in public places and penalties are enhanced for carrying those in the same locations where the possession of firearms is prohibited, generally.

House Bill 3784allowspersons approved by the Texas Department of Public Safety to offer an online course to cover the classroom portion of the required training for a License To Carry. The measure alsoexempts active military personnel and veterans who have received firearm instruction as part of their service within the last 10 years to be exempt from the range instruction portion of the LTC course.

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Several college professors took advantage of Wednesdays shooting of House Majority Whip Steve Scalise to mock his support for gun ownership and the Second Amendment.

Daniel Blair, a physics professor from Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., tweeted that he hopes Scalise will rethink his A+ rating from the National Rifle Association (NRA) following the shooting.

"My tweet was a gut reaction and pretty insensitive. I'm sorry I posted it."

I wonder if #SteveScalise will rethink his A+ NRA rating. #thoughtsandprayers do nothing, Blair tweeted.

Blair eventually expressed remorse for the tweet, telling Campus Reform in an email Friday that it was a gut reaction that he now regrets.

I think what happened to the Representative was a terrible and reprehensible act, he explained. My tweet was a gut reaction and pretty insensitive. I'm sorry I posted it.

Similarly, Merve Emre, an assistant professor at McGill University in Quebec, retweeted a post offering thoughts and prayers for the GOP lawmaker before snidely remarking that Scalise accepted $18,500 from the NRA and wants more guns on the streets.

Karl Qualls, a History professor at Dickinson College in Pennsylvania, contended that the incident was a direct result of easy access to guns and little regulation, even throwing the shooters race into the mix for good measure.

Another angry white man w easy access to guns (and state w almost no reg). Gabby Giffords, Steve Scalise. It isnt politics; Its guns, he wrote, referencing the shooting of former Democratic Rep. Gabby Giffords.

In a follow-up tweet, Qualls said that although he doesnt condone the shooting, he is wondering whether it is too much to ask our legislators to AT LEAST work 9-5. Especially since no real legislation passed this term.

[RELATED: Anti-gun prof calls for shooting up NRA, ensuring no survivors]

When contacted by Campus Reform, Qualls said that he tweeted as a concerned citizen, not a professor.

I think all citizens can agree that we would like to see our elected officials do something (tax or healthcare reform, a budget, rational gun reform....anything), he told Campus Reform. Not a single piece of legislation has passed Congress and made it to the president's pen. Both parties need to do their jobs on a daily basis like the citizens they represent. That is why we send them to DC.

Meanwhile, Robin Morris, a professor from Agnes Scott College, tweeted that she wishes Steve Scalise a full recoveryexcept for the part of him that thinks a good guy with a gun can stop a bad guy with a gun.

In an email to Campus Reform, Morris explained that she hopes the Republican lawmaker will revisit his beliefs on gun control, adding that she was saddened, but not shocked by the shooting.

My tweet regarding Rep. Scalise meant to express that I hope he recovers fully, and that he will revisit his beliefs on gun control as so many of us who have been touched by gun violence have done, she explained, while noting that she herself has lost two friends to gun violence and even witnessed a shooting when she was a teenager.

[RELATED: College rejects gun club because NRA opposes gun control]

Morris went on to explain that while she is not anti-gun, she is pro-gun sense, saying she believes that people have a right to guns for hunting and for protectionwith proper background checks, licensing, and training.

Notably, Morris later deleted one of her tweets in which she claimed that the shooter was still alive because of his race.

Well we already knew it was a white guy who did the shooting. They got him into custody instead of killing him, the tweet read, with Morris telling Campus Reform that she made the mistake historians hate to doI tweeted without enough evidence.

I have deleted that tweet. It was also insensitive to the family of James Hodgkinson who are experiencing their own grief, I am sure on many levels, today. I pray for all the families, she added.

While several professors used Wednesdays shooting as an opportunity to advocate for gun legislation, there was one professor, Mike Plugh, who did not, instead tweeting that as a radical leftist college professor, I feel its important to hope that Steve Scalise gets a standing ovation if/when he returns for work.

Plugh explained to Campus Reform that while he is not necessarily "against" professors speaking out on issues "when the situation is hot," he would opt to discuss such issues with his students "in a closed classroom setting."

"I think some people feel strongly about gun violence and gun control and feel that it's important to discuss it when the situation is hot. I'm not against that at all. I think uncomfortable times are important times for discourse too," he stated. "I would probably talk to my own students, in a closed classroom setting, about the tragedy of the event and raise questions about policy priorities, political lobbying, and cultural values."

Campus Reform also reached out to Emre, but did not receive a responsein time for publication.

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WATCH: The View Lies About the Second Amendment, Wishes We ... NewsBusters (blog) The View, ABC's morning talk program that elevated Raven-Symone to political punditry, engaged in one of its more oafish rants Thursday on one of the many ... and more »

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Thomas Gallatin Jun. 15, 2017

Inevitably and almost immediately after crazed leftist James T. Hodgkinson shot and wounded five, including Republican Rep. Steve Scalise, as they practiced for a baseball game, gun control came up. A reporter asked Rep. Mo Brooks (R-AL), who had just survived the harrowing attack, Congressman, does this change your views on the gun situation in America? Yep, leftists are once again exploiting an atrocity to trot out the tired, flawed guns are the problem anti-Second Amendment narrative. But Brooks didnt take the bait. In fact, he tactfully and expertly exposed the flaw in the argument against the right to bear arms. Brooks responded:

Not with respect to the Second Amendment. The Second Amendment right to bear arms is to ensure that we always have a republic. And as with any constitutional provision in the Bill of Rights, there are adverse aspects to each of those rights that we enjoy as people. And what we just saw here is one of the bad side effects of someone not exercising those rights properly. But were not going to get rid of freedom of speech because some people say some really ugly things that hurt other peoples feelings. Were not going to get rid of Fourth Amendment search and seizure rights because it allows some criminals to go free who should be behind bars. These rights are there to protect Americans, and while each of them has a negative aspect to them, they are fundamental to our being the greatest nation in world history. So no, Im not changing my position on any of the rights we enjoy as Americans. With respect to this particular shooter, Id really like to know more about him whether he was an ex-felon, by way of example, who should not have had possession of a firearm Id like to know other things about his background before I pass judgement.

If anything, this latest attack proves to illustrate just how important and essential the Second Amendment is to protecting American Liberty. Imagine if the Capitol Police detail had not been there, the carnage and death toll would have been significant, due to the fact that all the congressmen were unarmed. How many Americans have their own police detail following them around offering protection? The obvious answer also points to the foundational purpose of the Second Amendment. See here where Mark Alexander has written extensively on the Second Amendment.

But statists like Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe seem to care little for protecting Americans rights and liberties. Rather he takes this latest horror as an opportunity to find fault and blame American Liberty for the crime rather than the crazed individual. Less than an hour after the attack McAuliffe said, This is not what today is about but there are too many guns on the street. Its not just about politicians, we worry about all of our citizens. Gov. McAuliffe is in need of a history lesson. As Benjamin Franklin stated, They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety. And it was James Madison who wrote, The ultimate authority resides in the people alone. The advantage of being armed, which the Americans possess over the people of almost every other nation forms a barrier against the enterprises of ambition. Thankfully, Rep. Brooks understands and embraces these truths.

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An Outstanding Post-Attack Defense of the Second Amendment - Patriot Post

BY: David Rutz June 15, 2017 12:21 pm

The liberal hosts of "The View" were well-armed with dubious talking points about gun control and the Second Amendment during a fierce debate Thursday in the wake of Wednesday's shooting that left House Majority Steve Scalise (R., La.) and four others wounded.

Host Sunny Hostin said "more guns is not the answer." Fellow host Joy Behar boasted of living in New York State with its strict gun laws, claiming that she would be afraid to live in an open-carry state and would never take public transportation.

"I'd be afraid that some guy on the subway would have a fit, just go mad because he was upset somebody took his seat and shoot somebody else," she said, not noting that the exact same thing could happen in New York.

Non-liberal hostJedediah Bila countered, however, saying she felt safe in states like Arizona and Texas.

"I'm not worried about law-abiding citizens carrying guns," Bila said. "They don't make me nervous."

Host Whoopi Goldberg cut over Bila to ask her if she had been around "afraid people with guns."

"I have," Bila said.

"I don't believe you, Jed. I don't believe you," Goldberg said.

"I'm a conservative! They're a very pro-gun, pro-Second Amendment [group]," Bila said, laughing.

Goldberg said that when assailants start shooting, people run, and the police may not know how to shoot if there were multiple people carrying guns. She did not point out that citizens bearing arms may be able to defend themselves against an attacker before the police arrived.

"The problem is, if the Capitol Police weren't there there would have been a massacre there," Bila said.

Told that's "their job," Bila was incredulous.

"If you live in a society where only the police have guns, that's called a police state," she said. "That is not the United States of America."

Goldberg then offered a dubious examination of the Second Amendment.

"The Second Amendment is about a militia," she said. "That's what it says."

It actually says more than that. Its full text reads, "A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed."

"It's the right to bear arms, to protect yourself and your family," Bila said.

Hostin said quietly that being able to defend one's self and family was "not what the Second Amendment is about."

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