The Texas Senate recently passed a bill that would not require evacuees to surrender their firearms in a difficult situation. The bill was approved by a one-vote margin and sent to the governor. Brandon Creighton, Republican from Conroe, urged support for the changes to House Bill 1177. However, Joan Huffman, a Republican from Houston, opposed the changes in the conference committee that adopted the House version of the bill. All 12 Democratic senators voted against, along with Republican senators Robert Nichols of Jacksonville, Kel Seliger of Amarillo and Huffman.
Lieutenant Shawn Thierry, Democrat from Houston, introduced for the first time a “panic button bill” which she believes will have a better chance of reaching the governor's desk this session with the support of Republicans in the Senate. The Texas House of Representatives made history last Friday when it passed a law that would largely eliminate the requirement to carry firearms in public in the Lone Star State. Gutierrez has already introduced a bill that would raise the age required to purchase firearms in Texas from 18 to 21. The Senate unanimously approved its latest version of House Bill 3, drafted by Rep. Brandon Creighton, Republican from Conroe.
The bill now returns to the House of Representatives, which must accept the new version or negotiate differences with the Senate before the legislation goes to the governor. But the changes made in the Senate were scrapped by the conference committee, which returned the originally approved and less restrictive version of the House of Representatives for final approval. To assess support for carrying guns without permission in the Senate, The Texan contacted all 31 state senators to request that they approve their position on HB 1927. Both have passed school safety laws, such as a Senate bill that includes many of the provisions of the House of Representatives bill passed on Sunday. The state senator from Conroe, Texas has been vocal about his support for gun control legislation. He has urged support for belatedly introduced changes to House Bill 1177 and has also supported House Bill 3 which was drafted by him. He has also been vocal about his opposition to carrying without permission for a week during an evacuation.
He has also supported Lieutenant Shawn Thierry's “panic button bill” and has backed legislation that would largely eliminate the requirement to carry firearms in public in Texas. Brandon Creighton has also supported legislation that would raise the age required to purchase firearms in Texas from 18 to 21 and has backed school safety laws such as a Senate bill that includes many of the provisions of the House of Representatives bill passed on Sunday. He has also been vocal about his opposition to HB 1927 which would allow no permit to be carried only during a mandatory evacuation. In conclusion, Brandon Creighton has been vocal about his support for gun control legislation and his opposition to carrying without permission for a week during an evacuation. He has also supported legislation that would largely eliminate the requirement to carry firearms in public in Texas and legislation that would raise the age required to purchase firearms in Texas from 18 to 21. He has also backed school safety laws such as a Senate bill that includes many of the provisions of the House of Representatives bill passed on Sunday.
