If it involves anything in the firearms community in Texas, you will find it here on the Texas Firearms Coalition Podcast, part of the TexasShootingTV Network.
Topics Covered: Purpose and Operation of the NRA Board of Directors The NRA Committee structure, meetings and activities; How the Board of Director candidates get on the ballot; Myths about the NRA Board
Show Topics: In The Crosshairs: Lessons from the 2017 Texas Legislative Session & Correct to #23 In The News: Joe Straus gets “no confidence” vote in his home district Your NRA: Inaccurate Attack on NRA by Marty Hayes re: NRA Carry Guard Women & Guns: Small Guns, Small Caliber v. Effective Self-Defense Guns & Gear: Red Dot Sights on Handguns Today’s Safety Tip: Tap, Rack, Bang: Only in drills and gunfights. Q&A: 1) Is there any difference in self-defense ammo[?]; 2) I saw your upcoming Ham Radio seminar at PSC Shooting Club on July 28th. What’s up with that?
Show Topics: In The Crosshairs: Did We Get Shut-Out By the Texas Legislature? In the News: 1) The Executive Director of anti-gun Texas Gun Sense resigns; 2) NRA launches Carry Guard self-defense insurance and Carry Guard Training. Guns & Gear: Reloading – What is realistic in terms of production rate? Today’s Safety Tip: Don’t Let a Squib Load Ruin Your Gun or Your Day! Q&A: 1) Is the “Fines for Signs” law being abused; 2) do you think “Constitutional Carry” will ever pass in Texas; 3) I don’t want to carry my handgun in my purse, but holsters put the grip in my ribs. What is the answer; 4) The LTC license fee goes down to $40 on 9/1/17. Can I take the LTC course before that and still get the lower fee?
This TFC Short Shot covers the history of the Texas version of a "Castle Doctrine Bill" that was pass in 2007 as Senate Bill 378. Rep. Anchia's HB987 would repeal all of Senate Bill 378, putting law-abiding Texans at risk and protecting violent criminals.
Show Topics: In The Crosshairs: Where Can I Take My Gun; What Does the Law Say? In The News: 1) Anti-NRA propaganda film, Ms. Sloan is a box office disaster; 2) The Sandy Hook Promise video – propaganda dressed as a PSA; 3) Anheuser-Busch Brewing Co. has cancelled Bud Light ads by anti-gun Amy Schumer. The Texas Legislature: 1) Still pre-filing, session begins in January; 2) call and email your State Rep. regarding signing onto HB560. Your NRA: 1) Support NRA with membership, donations and recruiting friends and family; 2) National reciprocity; 3) Suppressors and the NFA List. Women & Guns: Guns & Gear: What constitutes a “good” holster for your handgun? The Real Story: Today’s Safety Tip: It’s Christmas season – beware of thieves, muggers & terrorists Q&A: 1) Can I carry my handgun in church (open or concealed); 2) What gun do you recommend for a small woman with arthritic hands; 3) How should I store my ammunition?
Show Topics: In The Crosshairs: What Gun Should I Buy & How Do I Train? In The News: 1) Christmas season package stealing; 2) AG Opinion KP-120 regarding junior college campus-carry. In the Texas Legislature: New segment for Podcasts. SB16 – LTC fee elimination Women & Guns: 1) Fastest growing new gun owner segment in U.S.; 2) Common to see women at range without men; 3) Women taking self-defense firearms classes in growing numbers; 4) More women in defensive handgun matches. The Real Story: The true goal of Texas Gun Sense: It Isn’t Gun Safety Today’s Safety Tip: Securing your firearms. Q&A: 1) Are DAO semi-auto pistols safer; 2) I’m trying to decide on a self-defense handgun. Are revolvers more reliable; 3) Is it legal for me to let my 10 year old daughter shoot?
Show Topics: In The Crosshairs: The American Media: Devil or Angel? In The News: 1) IDPA adds Division for pistol caliber carbines (PCC); 2) Anti-Trump riots guised as protests; 3) Anarchists trying to thwart the election with Electoral College Your NRA: Too soon to have detailed reports, but early indications are the NRA swung between 4% and 5% in swing states during the Presidential election. Guns & Gear: Carrying handguns in cold weather. Shooting in cold weather. Q&A: 1) How do NRA Board Members get on different NRA committees; 2) What type of holster do you use for regular carrying; 3) what are the chances that the restricted areas for LTCs will be reduced or eliminated in Texas?
Covered House Bills: HB56, HB99, HB110, HB111, HB131, HB191, HB234, HB246, HB255, HB259, HB282, HB291, HB339, HB356 & HB372 Covered Senate Bills: SB86, SB93, SB104, SB133, SB138, SB206, SB220, SB221 & SB222. See www.TexasFirearmsCoalition.com Bill Status Report for more information.
Show Topics: In The Crosshairs: The Great American Divorce In The News: 1) Tex. Municipal Police Association working with anti-gun group; 2) Women & Guns: Concealed Carry for Women Guns & Gear: Houston area gunsmith Ed Vanden Berg Today’s Safety Tip: Using holsters safely – a matter of equipment and technique Q&A: 1) How about a TFC YouTube channel; 2) I just started reloading. How can I clean my brass?
Show Topics: In The Crosshairs: What to Expect in the 2017 Texas Legislative Session In The News: 1) AG Opinion KP-108 dealing with guns on governmental property – abused by some; 2) Crime stats for 2015; 3) Fall and winter format for Youth Action Pistol League; 4) Federal judge denies UT professors’ request for temporary injunction to bar campus-carry. Your NRA: Join the NRA now!!! If Hillary wins and Dems take the Senate . . . Guns & Gear: Houston area gunsmith Ed Vanden Berg of Vanden Berg Custom; Q&A: 1) Reloading – Do you still recommend reloading?; 2) Is a bulge under your shirt a problem, now that open-carry is legal?; 3) I have a friend that wants an LTC, but she’s scared she can’t pass the shooting qualification. What do you suggest?; 4) Why don’t we see NRA ads in Texas for Trump?
In The Crosshairs:The Cultural War on American Freedom In The News: Waller County DA sues citizen for following the law; 2) Media and Democrats falsely claim Trump encouraged an assassination attempt on Hillary Clinton; 3) more Clinton emails released by WikiLeaks; 4) KP-101 re 30.06 signs on government property used by private entities. Guns & Gear: SIG P238 - the miniscule .380ACP Q&A: 1) Where have you been[?]; 2) what are the chances Heller will be overturned[?]; 3) when will more seminars be offered?
In The Crosshairs: Time to close human hunting grounds In The News: 1) The U.S. Senate kills four gun-related bills; 2) Democrats once again prove to be excellent firearms sales agents; 3) the FBI releases the allegedly unedited transcript of the 911 call made by the mass-murderer in Orlando. Your NRA: The NRA response to the Orlando murders;. The Real Story: The Four Gun-Related Bills Killed in the Senate Guns & Gear: Comp-Tac Holsters and Other Gear
In this Episode: In The Crosshairs: The Peruta Case: A Textbook Example of Dishonest Federal Judges Q&A: Questions about 1) availability of AR-15 magazines; 2) carrying a round in the chamber of your self-defense handgun; and 3) where you can and cannot carry your handgun. Today’s Safety Tip: When to put your finger on the trigger.
In this Episode: In The Crosshairs: Youth Shooting Programs In The News: Another lying journalist caught in the act – The downfall of Katie Couric Guns & Gear: A Fix for Fuzzy Front Sights Today’s Safety Tip: Hang-fires
In this Episode: In The Crosshairs: The 2016 NRA Annual Meeting & Exhibits a/k/a Convention In The News: UPDATE: AG Opinion K-89 regarding the Lavaca-Navidad River Authority’s authority to ban open-carry; NRA Board election and recall petition results; Q&A: Listeners are asking about three subjects: 1) the TexasCHLforum.com; 2) how to find out about gun laws in other states when traveling; and 3) how to subscribe to the TFC Podcast so you get notification automatically. Today’s Safety Tip: The potential danger of squib loads and how to prevent injury or damage to your gun. Your NRA: The Civil Rights Defense Fund – it’s mission, impact and funding.
In The Crosshairs: Here’s the Hard Cold Fact – It’s Either Hillary or Trump In The News: 1) Hillary Clinton vows to use executive orders to bypass Congress on gun control; 2) Lavaca-Navidad River Authority asked the AG if it has the authority to ban possession of handguns; 3) Sen. McCain falling behind in his Senate race. Q&A Topics: Changes/additions to the TFC Podcast; LTC application time; 2017 legislative agenda; and constitutional carry in 2017? Today’s Safety Tip: S&W revolvers; reversible jackets and holsters; Heroes of the Second Amendment: Marian Hammer.
In this Episode: In The Crosshairs: Respect & Empower the Most Law-Abiding of Texans; In The News: Bell County told to take down 30.06 signs on courthouse; History of Concealed-Carry in Texas: The final installment in the series: History of concealed-carry in Texas; Guns & Gear: Cajun Gun Works and the CZ75 series pistols.
In this Episode: In The Crosshairs: Kids & Guns Don’t Mix - Or Do They? In The News: Guns In Texas Psychiatric Hospitals. Q&A: 1) Do I need to take another class to carry openly; 2) Should I subscribe to a pre-paid legal program or get self-defense insurance? History of Concealed-Carry in Texas: Another installment of the History of concealed-carry in Texas. The 2013 Texas Legislative Session
In this Episode: In the Crosshairs: A Law to Make Gov. Officials Abide by the Law; Your NRA: Attempt to repeal the federal Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act; Q&A: Time to process LTC applications; Minimum age to take LTC course; Women, guns & purses; Another installment of The History of Concealed-Carry in Texas focusing on 2011 legislative session.
In this Episode: In the Crosshairs: Did Gun Rights Die With Justice Scalia? In the News: Ruger's fundraiser for the NRA-ILA; and the 2016 NRA Annual Meeting and Exhibits Q&A: Holsters required to openly carry a handgun; school activity grounds. Another installment of The History of Concealed-Carry in Texas focusing on 2009 legislative session.
In this Episode: In the Crosshairs: Should I Consider Reloading? In the News: Texas License to Carry Handgun Applications Still Soaring; Texas AG letters Q&A: LTC Eligibility; Handguns in Cars; Is SB273 Being Enforced? Another installment of The History of Concealed-Carry in Texas focusing on 2007 legislative session.
In this Episode: The value of formal firearms training Texas License to Carry Handgun Classes are in big demand Women & Guns: Interview with Martha Cotton, a Texas Realor who twice used a handgun in self-defense Another installment of The History of Concealed-Carry in Texas focusing on 2005 legislative session.
In this episode I discuss the willingness of anti-gun organizations like MOMS Demand Action, Everytown For Gun Sense, Texas Gun Sense and others to knowingly and willingly engage in a campaign of lies about guns, gun owners and gun laws.
I this episode, I focus on the need for a firearms outreach program that will bring free or low-cost firearms education and training to a community that has historically not been able to receive this training. I’m speaking of low-income neighborhoods where the only experience with firearms is likely to be in a negative context.
In this episode I discuss the excellent 20-year track record garnered by Texans who hold a license to carry a handgun. Also covered is the transition of concept of citizens carrying self-defense handguns from a "radical social experiment" to a non-issue.
I discuss the posting of signs to on business property that will prohibit open-carry, concealed-carry, or both. Included is the potential impact on business revenue and the potential to increase the risk of criminal attacks. Also covered are the new crime statistics released by the DPS for 2014 and the increasingly excellent track record posted by Licensees.
I discuss the history of the open-carry issue including calls for a change in Texas law through its final passage in the 84th Legislature's 2015 legislative session. Listeners are referred to an article here on the TexasFirearmsCoalition.com website titled The History of Open-Carry Efforts in Texas for more information with links to supporting documents and information. The discussion covers the period from the beginning of open-carry discussions on the Internet, through passage of HB910 in the 2015 Texas Legislative Session.
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