A San Antonio gun shop is suing the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, arguing the agency exceeded its authority by ordering licensed dealers to report some rifle sales.
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Aug 25, 2011
Aug 19, 2011
Takin' it easy....
Well, all gun-related legislation in Texas is currently dead and won't be back around for another two years. Since that's what makes up 90% of the content of the blog, expect the updates to be much more sparse. I will still post what gun-related news I can, but be aware it's a going to be a slow news day a lot of the time around here!
Jul 31, 2011
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Jun 30, 2011
Police officer charged with stealing driver's gun.
DALLAS (AP) — A Dallas police officer has been fired and charged with theft and evidence tampering after investigators accused him of keeping a handgun confiscated from a motorist during a traffic stop.
A Dallas police department statement says Officer Lavar Horne searched the car during an April 28 traffic stop and seized the gun and marijuana. Internal affairs investigators say he discarded the marijuana at the end of his shift and placed the gun in his personal bag.
He was fired and booked into the Dallas County jail Wednesday, where he's held in lieu of $50,000 bond. He's charged with theft of a firearm by a public servant and evidence tampering. Conviction of either is punishable by two to 10 years in prison.
Jail records showed no attorney listed for Horne.
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A Dallas police department statement says Officer Lavar Horne searched the car during an April 28 traffic stop and seized the gun and marijuana. Internal affairs investigators say he discarded the marijuana at the end of his shift and placed the gun in his personal bag.
He was fired and booked into the Dallas County jail Wednesday, where he's held in lieu of $50,000 bond. He's charged with theft of a firearm by a public servant and evidence tampering. Conviction of either is punishable by two to 10 years in prison.
Jail records showed no attorney listed for Horne.
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Jun 27, 2011
Pawn Shop Customer Stops Attempted Robbery.
SAN ANTONIO -- An attempted robbery at a southeast side pawn shop was thwarted Wednesday evening by a man with a concealed carry license who exchanged gunfire with the suspect.
The suspect and a security guard, who was also a customer at the store, were both hurt in the altercation.
It happened at about 7:15 p.m. at an EZ Pawn at Gevers and Fair Avenue.
"The subject walked into the EZ Pawn, pointed his gun up toward the ceiling and said this is a hold-up. Then there was a security guard with a concealed license that happened to be a customer then shots were exchanged between the two," San Antonio Police Sergeant Roy Bernal said.
The suspect and a security guard, who was also a customer at the store, were both hurt in the altercation.
It happened at about 7:15 p.m. at an EZ Pawn at Gevers and Fair Avenue.
"The subject walked into the EZ Pawn, pointed his gun up toward the ceiling and said this is a hold-up. Then there was a security guard with a concealed license that happened to be a customer then shots were exchanged between the two," San Antonio Police Sergeant Roy Bernal said.
May 25, 2011
Campus carry bill may have been stopped for good.
A measure to make it legal to carry concealed handguns in college classrooms may have been shot down for good late Thursday in the Texas House.
After the measure stalled repeatedly in the Senate, Sen. Jeff Wentworth, R-San Antonio, finally succeeded in attaching the proposal as an amendment to a must-pass fiscal matters bill. When that bill reached the House late Thursday, Rep. Mike Villarreal, D-San Antonio, was ready with a point of order, a parliamentary tactic lawmakers frequently use to stall measures they oppose.
By correctly noting that the gun amendment was not pertinent to the rest of the bill, Villarreal knocked the entire bill back to the Senate, where the amendment will likely be stripped.
After the measure stalled repeatedly in the Senate, Sen. Jeff Wentworth, R-San Antonio, finally succeeded in attaching the proposal as an amendment to a must-pass fiscal matters bill. When that bill reached the House late Thursday, Rep. Mike Villarreal, D-San Antonio, was ready with a point of order, a parliamentary tactic lawmakers frequently use to stall measures they oppose.
By correctly noting that the gun amendment was not pertinent to the rest of the bill, Villarreal knocked the entire bill back to the Senate, where the amendment will likely be stripped.
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