Health policy

Texas HB 375 Abby Surber - Patrice Quadrel - Schmeeka Simpson - Khaled AlMarwani

Every Citizen Shall have the Right to Keep and Bear Arms History of Gun laws and Gun control in Texas

● Green DeWitt Colonists - 3 Episodes of demands from the Mexican Army to surrender weapons. 1)Returned to Colonists inoperable 2)Nacogdoches 3)

“Lexington of Texas” and The War for Texas Independence

● 2nd Amendment

http://texaslos.org/

http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/region/texas

“From Our Cold Dead Hands” "I'll give you my gun when you pry (or take) it from my cold, dead hands" is a slogan popularized by the (NRA) National Rifle Association

Legislation of 2007

● Castle Doctrine ● Stand Your Ground ● Civil Immunity

● Motorists Protection Act ● National Firearms Act

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gun_laws_in_Texas

Constitutional Carry Act of 2017 HB 375 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT- relating to providing for the carrying of handguns without a

license and to related offenses and penalties.

Exceptions to Open Carry ● Open carry is not permitted on the premises of a public institution of higher education or on the premises of a private or

independent institution of higher education ● Open carry is not permitted on any public or private driveway, street, sidewalk or walkway, parking lot, parking garage or other

parking area of an institution of higher education or private or independent institution of higher education ● Open carry is not permitted by an individual who is acting as a personal protection officer under Chapter 1702 Texas

Occupations Code and is not wearing a uniform ● Removes the penalties for carrying a handgun outside of personal premises or premises under the carrier's control. ● Allows for OPEN CARRY and CONCEAL CARRY without a license wherein a license was previously required

http://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/85R/billtext/html/HB00375I.htm

Anti-Arguments “The basic questions that are already on the application really aren't that sophisticated,” Thompson (advocate for the bill) said. “It's a very basic test that doesn't require a great deal of study.”

- Education = HUGE - Safety

De Haes, T. (2017, January 23). Texas reps push for constitutional carry bill again. CBS 19. Retrieved April 3, 2017, from http://www.cbs19.tv/news/local/texas-reps-push-for-constitutional-carry-bill-again/391600295 Spencer, C. (2017, April 2). Gun safety, Rep. Cindy Burkett, SB 13, HB 510, USAA, liberal media, Wall Street statues. The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved April 5, 2017, from http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2017/04/02/gun-safety-citizens-rep-cindy-burkettsb-13-hb-510-usaa-liberal-media-wall-street-statues

Pro-Arguments

- Right to bear arms - 2nd Amendment Rights

- Constitutional carry in other states has been OK

- If you know how to use it, you won’t have a problem

De Haes, T. (2017, January 23). Texas reps push for constitutional carry bill again. CBS 19. Retrieved April 3, 2017, from http://www.cbs19.tv/news/local/texas-reps-push-for-constitutional-carry-bill-again/391600295 Spencer, C. (2017, April 2). Gun safety, Rep. Cindy Burkett, SB 13, HB 510, USAA, liberal media, Wall Street statues. The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved April 5, 2017, from http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2017/04/02/gun-safety-citizens-rep-cindy-burkettsb-13-hb-510-usaa-liberal-med ia-wall-street-statues

Comparison to other States

Equation:

Weak Gun Laws + Higher Gun Ownership

= High rate of Gun-related death

1

1 : Violence Policy Center.

The Small Arms Survey

The total number of known civilian-owned guns in a country per 100 people.

1- United States 88.8 guns for every 100 residents .

2 – Yemen 54.8 guns per 100 residents .

3- Switzerland 45.7 guns /100 residents.

4- Finland 45.3 guns/100

5- Serbia 37.8 guns/100.

Switzerland

Switzerland

● Switzerland has a strong gun culture as much as the United States.

● Public acceptance and sense of national identity and pride in gun ownership.

● Estimate of 2.3 million- 4.5 million military and private firearms in a country of 8 million people (Bachmann, 2012).

● Yet violent-crime rate is low compare to the states.

● 0.5 gun homicides per 100,000 inhabitants in 2010.

● US numbers : 5 firearm killings per 100,000 people.

● Guns responsible 200-300 suicides, Pro-Tell (NRA) rejects them.

Strong Gun Law

● “The law allows citizens or legal residents over the age of 18, who have obtained a permit from the government and who have no criminal record or history of mental illness, to buy up to three weapons from an authorized dealer with exception of automatic firearms which are banned”.

● The culture of responsibility and safety that is anchored in society and passed from generation to generation.

● Tighter European Union gun control requirements. Conditions :

1. Fulfilling the conditions for a buying permit. 2. Stating plausibly the need to carry firearms to protect

oneself, other people, or real property from a specified danger.

3. Passing an examination proving both weapon handling skills and knowledge.

States Comparison:

● Estimate of states will allow “Constitutional carry” without a permit will be seventeen states this year (2017) ● 13 states : 1. Alaska 2. Arizona 3. Arkansas 4. Idaho (residents only) 5. Kansas 6. Maine 7. Mississippi 8. Missouri 9. New Hampshire

10. North Dakota (residents only; concealed carry only) 11. Vermont 12. West Virginia 13. Wyoming (residents only)

State Firearm Death Rates, Ranked by Rate, 2014 •Texas ranks 32 with rate of

10.56/100,000

•Nebraska ranks 37 with rate of

9.51/100,000

Current Status of Texas HB 375

Texas HB 375 is currently pending in the Homeland Security and Public Safety Committee and

still has many stages to get through before it can become a law in the state of Texas

Texas Legislature Online - 85(R) Bill Stages for HB 375. (n.d.). Retrieved April 03, 2017, from http://www.legis.state.tx.us/BillLookup/BillStages.aspx?LegSess=85R&Bill=HB375

Progression Timeline of Texas HB 375? November 16,

2016

HB 375 is filed

February 16, 2017

Bill read for the first time

Bill referred to Homeland Security and Public Safety Committee

March 28, 2017

Considered in Public Hearing Committee substitute considered

Testimony taken Left pending in committee

House Committee: Homeland Security & Public Safety

Current Status: In committee

Texas Legislature Online - 85(R) History for HB 375. (n.d.). Retrieved April 03, 2017, from http://www.legis.state.tx.us/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=85R&Bill=HB375