The following was sent via the email forms on their webpages to Governor Perry, Representative Strama, and Senator Watson, my local Elected Heroes. Don't hold your breath waiting for a substantive response, but you have to at least scream into the void, if for no other reason than to say that you protested while you could. Who knows, something just might happen.
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Dear XXXXXXX
In the past week, we have had two more examples of the need for Texans to have the right to carry arms in places where Concealed Handgun Licence holders are currently prohibited from going about armed.
http://www.policelink.com/news/41568-perp-arrested-in-arizona-campus-shooting
At a Phoenix community college this last Thurdsday, in a "Gun-Free Zone" a criminal ignored the laws against carrying guns AND attempted murder, and met with an entire room full of victims who respected both laws, and had no means of self-defense. Three people were shot, and the gunman fled.
http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2008/jul/27/church-shooting-leaves-several-injured/
Yesterday at the Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church, a man emptied his shotgun into the congregation, and was only stopped when his weapon was empty, and some men in the church (who were presumably disarmed) tackled him. Two people were killed and several others injured. It is worth noting that this evil man was trying to get into a childrens area, where there would have been perhaps a couple of teachers, not a bunch of brave, strong men who could tackle him.
A CHL holder in Texas must pass a minimum marksmanship proficiency test. One well-placed shot -or even a brandished weapon and a shout- from a student, professor, or church congregant, could have resulted in several lives saved, and many injuries avoided.
Please
Please do what you can to help ensure the safety of churchgoers, students, and mall shoppers. Work to remove the prohibition on carrying arms in these places in Texas, before more innocent people are killed.
Please.
Respectfully,
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