Lawmakers may holster campus guns idea

[TexasTowelie]

AUSTIN — Despite Texas’ cowboy image and its reputation as a Second Amendment-friendly state, in recent legislative sessions a high-profile pro-gun bill hasn’t made it to the finish line, despite broad support.

Now the fate of a proposal to allow Texans with concealed gun permits to carry their firearms on college campuses faces an additional hurdle. It lacks an author and a sponsor who can convince their fellow legislators the idea is good for law-abiding citizens.

Sen. Jeff Wentworth, R-San Antonio, the author of last year’s bill, said, if re-elected, he probably won’t file a similar proposal when the 83rd Legislature convenes in January.

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And Rep. Joe Driver, R-Garland, the bill’s sponsor in the House, is not seeking re-election, mainly because of a scandal. Driver recently pleaded guilty to a double-dipping charge, a year after The Associated Press reported he had billed the state tens of thousands of dollars for traveling expenses his campaign funds had already paid for.

http://amarillo.com/news/local-news/2012-02-19/lawmakers-may-holster-campus-guns-idea

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1. Crooks

Always love having more toys and time to play with them.

Driver recently pleaded guilty to a double-dipping charge, a year after The Associated Press reported he had billed the state tens of thousands of dollars for traveling expenses his campaign funds had already paid for.

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2. Joe Driver is a crook

And his sentence goes to show you the double standard in sentencing. He gets away with probation as a "former legislator" while any other person in Texas who stole that much money (no matter if he/she returned it) would have been given a prison sentence!