Don’t get the wrong idea. Most of us mild mannered RealTexasBlog.com readers are not gun crazed survivalists who are armed with AK’s, M-16’s, and have a secret stash of .50 caliber machine guns in the basement. Most of us don’t even have basements.
But enough of us are concerned about the push to regulate the firearms industry, that Academy and other major sporting goods businesses are having a literal run on ammo and firearms. They can’t seem to keep enough of certain types of ammo in stock. There is a real fear that the new feds will be pushing for such high taxes on ammo that it will price a lot of it out of reach of individuals.
Me? I only bought a few cases of 12 gauge shells and that was because my wife urged me too. She’s that way. And she knows I qualified expert with an M-16……39 years ago.
Pistols? I can’t hit the side of a big ole’ barn with one, but I do own several. A big one is loaded right beside my bed, guarded by two loudmouthed dogs who bark at the slightest noise outside. They even bark at perceived threats coming from the TV. Read the words on the end of the muzzle of the picture carefully. That’s the way most Real Texans feel about gun ownership.
Montana is not taking anything from the feds. They have signed “in your face” legislation that literally guarantees a showdown with the anti-gun nuts. They also are forcing a showdown between those who know the feds have way overstepped their authority in dealing with issues that belong exclusively to states.
Way to go Montana. When will Texas draft and pass similar legislation?
Thanks to Rusty-Law West of the Guadalupe for this information.
Executive Summary – The USA state of Montana has signed into power a revolutionary gun law. I mean REVOLUTIONARY. The State of Montana has defied the federal government and their gun laws. This will prompt a showdown between the federal government and the State of Montana. The federal government fears citizens owning guns. They try to curtail what types of guns they can own. The gun control laws all have one common goal – confiscation of privately owned firearms.
Montana has gone beyond drawing a line in the sand. They have challenged the Federal Government. The fed now either takes them on and risks them saying the federal agents have no right to violate their state gun laws and arrest the federal agents that try to enforce the federal firearms acts. This will be a world-class event to watch. Montana could go to voting for secession from the union, which is really throwing the gauntlet in Obama’s face. If the federal government does nothing they lose face. Gotta love it.
Important Points – If guns and ammunition are manufactured inside the State of Montana for sale and use inside that state then the federal firearms laws have no applicability since the federal government only has the power to control commerce across state lines. Montana has the law on their side. Since when did the USA start following their own laws especially the constitution of the USA, the very document that empowers the USA.
Montana has gone beyond drawing a line in the sand. They have challenged the Federal Government. The fed now either takes them on and risks them saying the federal agents have no right to violate their state gun laws and arrest the federal agents that try to enforce the federal firearms acts. This will be a world-class event to watch. Montana could go to voting for secession from the union, which is really throwing the gauntlet in Obama’s face. If the federal government does nothing they lose face. Gotta love it.
Important Points – If guns and ammunition are manufactured inside the State of Montana for sale and use inside that state then the federal firearms laws have no applicability since the federal government only has the power to control commerce across state lines. Montana has the law on their side. Since when did the USA start following their own laws especially the constitution of the USA, the very document that empowers the USA.
Read the bill here:
My main concern? When will Texas follow suit? What if Texas manufactured all its own ammo and firearms?
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I so agree. I have ask the same question. I think the resolution on the 10th admendment was a step in the right direction, but does not stop the power grab by the federal gov. at the state level. Come on Texas , Stand up. I am talking to the Senators and Reps out there….
The 2nd Amendment to the US Constitution simply states:
“A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a
free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms,
shall not be infringed.”
Any federal law limiting the right to keep and bear Arms is
an INFRINGMENT of that right and therefore unconstitutional
and illegal.
Texas has taken the 1st step! Got this from the NRA website.
http://www.nraila.org/News/Read/InTheNews.aspx?id=12441
Lawmaker aims at making Texas made and owned firearms exempt from federal regulation
A Texas lawmaker wants to further push state sovereignty from the federal government. Rep. Leo Berman, a former Arlington mayor pro tem, has filed a bill to make guns, ammunition and gun parts that are made, sold and kept in Texas free from federal regulation.
Read About It: The Fort Worth Star Telegram
Posted: 5/4/2009 9:33:20 AM
Count me in! I agree totally! The founding fathers of this great countryor what was, never intended for the Federal Government to “overstep it’s bounds” as they are doing. This is not simply a gun issue. It’s a Constitution issue! Go Texas Go!
A CALL TO ARMS!!!!!!! [So to speak].
Call your Representatives immediately.
House Bill 1863 ” A Bill to Be Entitled An Act relating to exempting the intrastate manufacture of a firearm, a firearm accessory, or ammunition from federal regulation.”
[This bill basically tracts the Montana bill that has already been passed by the Montana Legislature.]
Authors: Berman, Kleinschmidt, Bonnen, Weber, Flynn
Co-Authors: Frost, Hopson, Jones, Sheffield
This bill was reported favorably out of the Public Safety Committee [5-1-09] with no amendments and sent to Calendars today [5-5-09]. It is imperative that we all contact our State Representatives and tell them, beg them, to support this bill and to get it on the floor of the House of Representatives for a vote. If I am not mistaken, we only have until May 12, otherwise it may not get presented during this legislative session.
God Speed and God Bless the Republic of Texas.
Amen!
I’m betting it passes! The less we have to do with the feds, the better.
Sammie,
I hope you are right! The older I get, the more I’m finding that common sense is lacking in this State and Nation!
I think it’s a needed and GREAT step for Montana -come on Texas follow suit –I’ll have to set residence somewhere there since I’m in New Mexico but it’ll be worth it! I’ll push for New Mexico to “wake up” too!
Are there any gun companies in Texas now?
If not, and this passes, we could get a whole mess of new jobs when they come.
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Democrats are declaring victory in the partisan battle over tightening voter identification laws, but their 5-day filibuster left hundreds of bills dead.
And it threatened to spark a special session this summer.
But a midnight deadline Tuesday night for the voter ID bill came and went in the House, and leaders from both parties said the controversial election reform had gone down in flames.
Rep. Jim Dunnam of Waco, leader of the House Democrats, said the measure appears to be dead in the House this session.
Republican House Speaker Joe Straus, of San Antonio, maintained his trademark hands-off approach as midnight approached and mostly left the public relations job to Republican Rep. Larry Taylor, chairman of the House Republican Caucus.
Taylor said Democrats would pay a hefty price for killing off the voter ID legislation and inflicting “a lot of other casualties in that process.”
The House also failed to pass a bill to accept $555 million in unemployment funds.
The voter identification bill is SB362.
I hope the Democrats pay at the ballot box for their filibustering on SB362. I’m tired of the Liberals trampling on me and my family to prop up their constituents. For the rest of my days on earth, ever how long God allows me, I will never ever vote for a single Democrat. When it comes down to it, they all vote together on issues like this.
Sounds like you’ve got yourself a good woman.
Texas Concealed Weapons Permits Applications Surge
Reporter: Associated Press
State officials are asking people seeking concealed weapons licenses to be patient.
The Texas Department of Public Safety says a backlog of applications has stretched processing times from 90 days to 16 weeks in some cases.
The Amarillo Globe News reports DPS received about 48,600 applications from January to May, compared to 62,000 during all of last year.
DPS spokeswoman Lisa Block says the agency has hired additional employees to help process applications for concealed weapons permits.
Sales of semiautomatic weapons increased immediately after the Obama administration disclosed it was considering reinstituting a ban on assault weapons.
People have a right to life and therefore the right to self defense. I believe that people should be able to carry a gun in plain view or concealed. The bit about the government preventing crime is just silly. I dont see why I have to pay a tax to carry a gun, aka license. Law enforcement gets nervous when ordinary citizens carry guns, hell they make me nervous. They dont want you to carry a knife, what exactly will one do with a 31/2inch blade. I need a gun to protect my home, my family, my property….to feed me if need be.