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babylonsister

(171,079 posts) Sat Apr 6, 2019, 07:01 AM Apr 2019

Texas House Speaker drops constitutional carry bill after gun rights activist shows up at his home

Texas House Speaker drops constitutional carry bill after gun rights activist shows up at his home
By Owen Daugherty - 04/05/19 08:37 PM EDT

Texas's Republican House Speaker on Friday moved to drop the state's "constitutional carry" legislation after a gun rights activist showed up at his home to push for the bill.

Dennis Bonnen said the bill was "dead" after Chris McNutt, the executive director of Texas Gun Rights, appeared at his home to advocate for the controversial legislation that would allow Texans to carry firearms without a license, The Dallas Morning News reported.

McNutt, according to the outlet, drove 50 miles south of Houston last Wednesday before turning up at Bonnen's house to question why the legislation wasn't moving forward faster. The paper reported that McNutt had posted rants on Facebook about the lack of movement on the bill prior to driving to Bonnen's house.

Bonnen said McNutt's decision to show up at his house unannounced was a demonstration of “insanity” and called him an "overzealous advocate for criminals to get a gun."

McNutt also reportedly visited the homes of GOP state representatives Dustin Burrows and Four Price. Bonnen said his home has since been put on surveillance by the Department of Public Safety for his protection.

"If you want to talk about issues and you want to advocate, you do it in this building. You don’t do it at our residences," Bonnen said, according to the local news outlet. "Threats and intimidation will never advance your issue. Their issue is dead."

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https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/437665-texas-gop-leaders-drop-constitutional-carry-bill-after-gun-rights

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Texas House Speaker drops constitutional carry bill after gun rights activist shows up at his home (Original Post) babylonsister Apr 2019 OP

Once again, when it affects them they suddenly see reason. Vinca Apr 2019 #1

Yeah. Kill school kids, well, their teachers should'a had guns. 3Hotdogs Apr 2019 #2

And then there's Scalise, who babylonsister Apr 2019 #3

Ironically it's the guns nuts that make me think I need a gun...to defend myself from them! Buckeyeblue Apr 2019 #4

Nothing like a bunch of armed crazies showing up on your doorstep to give you pause DFW Apr 2019 #5

Vinca

(50,302 posts)

1. Once again, when it affects them they suddenly see reason.

Reply to babylonsister (Original post)

Sat Apr 6, 2019, 07:03 AM

Apr 2019

3Hotdogs

(12,400 posts)

2. Yeah. Kill school kids, well, their teachers should'a had guns.

Reply to Vinca (Reply #1)

Sat Apr 6, 2019, 08:16 AM

Apr 2019

Show up at my house? That's different. That's me and my family.

babylonsister

(171,079 posts)

3. And then there's Scalise, who

Reply to Vinca (Reply #1)

Sat Apr 6, 2019, 08:18 AM

Apr 2019

almost died, yet is still a gun nut. Maybe his brains are scrambled.

Buckeyeblue

(5,500 posts)

4. Ironically it's the guns nuts that make me think I need a gun...to defend myself from them!

Reply to babylonsister (Original post)

Sat Apr 6, 2019, 08:29 AM

Apr 2019

And to the list the 30% that will goose step to everything 45 wants (I know many of them are the same people) and these far right anti everything reasonable Christian groups (again many of the same people) and I feel less safe all the time.

DFW

(54,436 posts)

5. Nothing like a bunch of armed crazies showing up on your doorstep to give you pause

Reply to babylonsister (Original post)

Sat Apr 6, 2019, 08:29 AM

Apr 2019

Even Texas Republicans aren't bulletproof. At least one of them was just now reminded of that.

When a guy shows up at your front door telling you to put more guns in the hands of crazy people like himself, you think there might, too, be a higher power out there if they guy's name really is "McNutt."

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