Portland Woman Held At Gunpoint By Two Boys Aged 7 And 11 In Attempted Carjacking

A seven and 11-year-old boy pulled a loaded gun on an Oregon woman during an attempted carjacking and robbery outside a church parking lot, police said on Sunday. Armed with a .22 caliber handgun, cocked and loaded, police in Portland say the described 11-year-old delinquent, seen back on the streets today, and his 7-year-old accomplice…

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Rep. Lavender to introduce open carry bill

This legislative session we could see a bill for “open carry”. State Representative George Lavender is currently writing the bill. “Essentially what the bill would do is give us license to carry instead of concealed carry. You can carry openly or concealed whichever you prefer but you still have to have a license,” said Lavender.…

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Texas A&M Personal Protection Bill

After many weeks of debate, Student Senate officially passed the “Texas A&M Personal Protection Bill,” which advocates for concealed carry in campus buildings. The concealed carry bill passed with a vote of 38-19 at the Oct. 31 Senate meeting, but was stalled after a motion was made to reconsider the bill. At Wednesday’s meeting, the…

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Bill Filed to Reduce Texas CHL Required Classroom Hours

Texas State Representative Dan Flynn (R-Van) has pre-filed House Bill 47, an NRA-backed measure that reduces the number of classroom instruction hours required for issuance of an original Concealed Handgun License (“CHL”) to four hours. Currently, students taking a Department of Public Safety (“DPS”) approved course for their first CHL must receive at least 10…

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