For many Americans, there is nothing more sacred in our Constitution than the Second Amendment. After all, without the right to bear arms, it would be nearly impossible for our nation to maintain the other inalienable rights bestowed upon us by the Founding Fathers.
But there has been a concerted effort among Democrats to make the Second Amendment more difficult, more expensive, or more annoying to exercise.
That’s why the latest news out of Texas is so refreshing.
The Republican-led effort to allow Texans to carry handguns without any kind of license cleared what is likely its biggest remaining hurdle in the Capitol on Wednesday when the Texas Senate moved in a nail-biter vote to bring the measure to the floor and then passed it.
The measure – already passed by the Texas House – heads to a conference committee for the two chambers to hash out their differences, unless the House accepts the Senate amendments. Then, the bill heads to Gov. Greg Abbott, who said last week he would sign the permitless carry bill into law.
House Bill 1927 would nix the requirement for Texas residents to obtain a license to carry handguns if they’re not prohibited by state or federal law from possessing a gun. The Senate approved the bill in a 18-13 vote along party lines, less than a week after it sailed out of a committee created to specifically to tackle the legislation.
Constitutional carry is considered one of the ultimate expressions of the right to bear arms, and, as America continues throughout their current conservative revolution, more and more states are turning to this redefining of the right to bear arms.