David Ortez

I wrote my original opinions, “Pack Heat While Getting Your Learn On,” to this bill proposed by Republican State Senator, Jeff Wentworth of San Antonio. I am happy to say that this bill did not mature into a law.

Who is Blair Holt and what does the bill that is named after him hope to achieve?

Blair Holt was killed on a public bus when he shielded a girl who was in the line of fire after a young man boarded the bus and started shooting in Chicago. The bill introduced into the House by Congressman Bobby Rush.

According to OpenCongress:

“The Blair Holt’s Firearm Licensing and Record of Sale Act would establish a nationwide system for prohibiting unlicensed gun-ownership. If approved, the law would require gun owners to apply for five-year licenses to own firearms, and would give the U.S. Attorney General broad authority over the program.”