Confusion Over Provision In Texas Spending Bill Hurts Gun Rights

By Tom Knighton

AP Photo/Eric Gay, File

I’m a fairly libertarian guy. I don’t care what someone else does, so long as they’re not hurting anyone and leave me and mine alone. I’m a big fan of the idea that your right to throw a punch–either literally or metaphorically–ends at my nose.

That said, I also recognize that not everyone shares my opinions on the matter. Some see the government’s job as being a bit different than I do.

For example, some people may not have an issue with government-sponsored educational programs for things like DUI awareness or some other issue they want to shift people’s thinking over.

The problem I have is that some people see boogiemen where there aren’t any, and that’s why we can’t have nice things.

Gun rights in Texas are being subjected to a subtle attack.

A safe storage campaign was recently snuck into a massive spending bill that is set to arrive on Governor Greg Abbott’s desk. This presents an awkward challenge for the sitting Governor Greg Abbott.

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But there’s more to the story than meets the eye. Dr. John Lott of the Crime Prevention Research Center points out that firearm storage mandates “effectively disarm citizens in a …Read the Rest

Source:: Bearing Arms