Empty Holster Solidarity

Well folks, I have been gone from writing for a while, due to an incredibly hectic school schedule. However, I thought I should pass along this little tidbit. The Texas Legislature is having a bill (HB 1893; SB 1164) that would allow people with a concealed carry permit to carry on a college campus. We have seen what happens when guns are not allowed (Virginia Tech) and we have seen armed classrooms remain safe (Israel, Thailand, and Utah, law school shooting a few years ago). So, I think in solidarity, not protest, all students should carry an empty holster on campus while the bill is being debated.

Bill Filing Starts

Today is the first day that filing is opened for the Texas Legislature. Already some 135 House Bills and 168 Senate Bills have been filed. In the first 3 hours, more than double the bills were filed that were in the entire first day for the last session. It is estimated that 5,000 bills will be filed. And all of them have to be dealt with in 140 days. That rounds out to about 38 bills a day (50, if you don't include weekends). Oh, the joys of a limited Legislative Session. Perhaps it is time to consider an annual session. I don't think it would cause the immediate destruction of the state, but it might help to have more competent bills passed.