GOA Texas Bullet: 11-24-2020
Bill Filing Texas legislators are continuing to pre-file bills, although the pace has slowed down dramatically from the first few days of pre-filing. On the anti-gun side, HB 603 by Meza would keep Texas from honoring any other state’s carry license. On the pro-gun side, HB 530 by Patterson would allow election judges who have an LTC to carry handguns in polling […]
Here’s how gun grabbers are trying to get inside your head.
Originally published by the Houston Courant. The most effective form of gun control never bans a single gun. It just controls the way you think—or the way your neighbors think—until enough people voluntarily give up gun ownership so that tyranny can win. Gun controllers use the sinister strategy of mind control to reach their goal: […]
Texas Legislature Early Filing Update: 11-11-2020
Did you know the 87th Texas Legislative session filing period opened on Monday, November 9? Your Texas State Representatives filed a record number of bills on the first day of pre-filing. State Representatives have already filed over 500 bills, and State Senators have filed over 150 bills. Dozens of these bills relate to your gun […]
Bloomberg Lost Texas, Now it’s Time for the Legislature to Restore our Gun Rights
Originally published in the Houston Courant. Although national election results were unclear Tuesday night, Texas’ election results gave an unmistakable message: Michael Bloomberg lost big in the Lone Star State. The Texas Legislature should hear this message as a mandate to protect and restore our gun freedoms in the upcoming legislative session. Bloomberg may have […]
Action Alert: Submit Written Comments or Register to Give Testimony to GETAC
An ongoing issue in Texas has been the way that gun control organizations try to use the term “gun safety” to advance their anti-gun policies. The latest push has been through the Governor’s EMS and Trauma Advisory Council (GETAC). Last month, Texas Director Rachel Malone addressed GETAC regarding their attempts to get doctors to talk […]
GOA Member Testimony Highlights: We’re safest when we are free to keep our guns
Thank you to the GOA members and activists who took the time recently to submit a statement to the Texas House Select Committee on Mass Violence Prevention and Community Safety. This committee has been discussing measures to “keep us safe” for over a year, but we are very concerned that dangerous gun control policies are […]
Vote Like Your Gun Rights Depend on It.
Have you voted yet? We KNOW everyone is asking, but gun rights in Texas depend on you heading to the polls. Early voting ends on October 30 and Election Day is November 3! With our gun rights at stake, it’s critical that you cast your vote for Gun Owner’s Choice Candidates. Before you head to the polls be […]
86th TXLege: The Bonnen Factor
Friends, we began the 86th legislative session excited to advance constitutional carry. In light of what we now know, it appears obvious that Speaker Bonnen, Chairman Nevarez, and others in House leadership were looking for a scapegoat on which to pin failure of constitutional carry from the start of the legislative session. Let’s be clear: […]