In an attempt to halt the further purpling of Texas’s historically staunch red politics, Republicans state leaders have begun to legislate back, the hands of time, by passing “Old West” style gun and alcohol laws. These plumb loco lawmakers are hankering to revive the wild days of the Alamo, when everyone in the territory packed a six shooter, ordered whiskey by the bottle and fought lowdown, dirty cattle rustlers and wicked banditos.
Yes, thes e Texas cowpokes just passed a bill that could repeal the state’s requirements for carrying a handgun; doing away with the rational policies requiring the completion of four hours of safety training, passing a written exam, a shooting proficiency test and fingerprinting every squirrelly galoot packin’ iron… Provisions that many 2nd Amendment lovers in this country see as reasonable.
In fact, 59% of Texans are opposed to this new permitless gun carry law, yet a few old cow-punchers, like state senator Charles Schwertner feel this hogwash is “a restoration of the belief in and trust of our citizens.”