Texas Lawmakers Approve Safe Gun Storage Program
BY Herschel Smith
5 years, 5 months ago
And brace yourselves for the surprise culprits.
Lawmakers in gun-loving Texas have quietly gone around the National Rifle Assn. by slipping language into a massive spending bill that would fund a $1-million public safety campaign on gun storage.
The last-minute move late Sunday sets up a political test rarely seen in Texas for Republican Gov. Greg Abbott, who must decide whether to veto the spending or to ignore NRA opposition and approve the program.
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The campaign for safe home gun storage is a small item in the two-year, $250-billion state budget, and it was fiercely opposed by the NRA and gun-rights activists. The measure failed to get a vote and appeared all but dead weeks ago.
Then budget negotiators — the majority of whom are Republicans — added the funding into a budget bill. The legislation was approved Sunday night by the GOP-controlled Legislature.
Republicans. As soon as you turn your head, they’re at it again. The problem I have with “education” programs of this sort is the same as I have with any governmental education program. I oppose funded, taxed, mandatory education whether at the federal, state or local level. In fact, I argue that the veritable existence of the Department of Education is unconstitutional.
But if this passes it’s the first foot in the door. The controllers then have an excuse to say, “See, we tried to help you by educating you. You just wouldn’t learn, would you?” Then, on to the more draconian controls they always wanted in the first place.
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On May 29, 2019 at 11:47 am, billrla said:
Real education would teach children about the age-appropriate basics of gun safety. The states have systematically eliminated teaching of gun safety in schools. Ignorance of gun safety works to the benefit of the controllers.
As for the ongoing “safe storage” campaign, it coincides with the upcoming, early June 2019 “Gun Violence Awareness Day,” which the behavior-controllers will celebrate with much solemnity and bloviation, while the criminals who instigate the overwhelming majority of violent crimes (with guns, knives, fists, etc.) go about their usual business.
On May 29, 2019 at 5:02 pm, =TW= said:
I maintain a low profile. Very little crime around here, and neighbors are alert. No children at my place. Visitors are few and trustworthy. Quick access items are reasonably secured. In case of theft, any display pieces are non-functional.
It took a quite a while to accumulate this gear- it is prudent to store it safely.
My safe was pricey, the hardware in it even more so.
“If you have a twenty dollar head, buy a $20.00 helmet.”