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Home visit by gun rights advocate alarms Texas lawmakers
Source: Associated Press
Home visit by gun rights advocate alarms Texas lawmakers
By CLARICE SILBER
April 5, 2019
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Texas gun rights advocate drove to the homes of three Republican legislators he blamed for scuttling a proposal to carry firearms without a permit, prompting state troopers to monitor the House speaker’s family residence.
The episode rattled the firearm-friendly lawmakers in Texas, which already has some of the most permissive gun laws in the U.S. It also recalled a heated confrontation in 2015 between gun rights supporters and a Democratic lawmaker in the Texas Capitol, which led to the installation of “panic buttons” in the offices of some legislators.
Chris McNutt, leader of a group called Texas Gun Rights, drove to the neighborhoods of the lawmakers last week. On Friday, he was rebuked by the author of the bill after reports of his visits emerged.
Republican state Rep. Jonathan Stickland called the visits “some of the most concerning behavior I have witnessed in my time as a legislator.”
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By CLARICE SILBER
April 5, 2019
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Texas gun rights advocate drove to the homes of three Republican legislators he blamed for scuttling a proposal to carry firearms without a permit, prompting state troopers to monitor the House speaker’s family residence.
The episode rattled the firearm-friendly lawmakers in Texas, which already has some of the most permissive gun laws in the U.S. It also recalled a heated confrontation in 2015 between gun rights supporters and a Democratic lawmaker in the Texas Capitol, which led to the installation of “panic buttons” in the offices of some legislators.
Chris McNutt, leader of a group called Texas Gun Rights, drove to the neighborhoods of the lawmakers last week. On Friday, he was rebuked by the author of the bill after reports of his visits emerged.
Republican state Rep. Jonathan Stickland called the visits “some of the most concerning behavior I have witnessed in my time as a legislator.”
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Read more: https://apnews.com/3e5552370857439596bb2bd4ef5a1e03
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