TX-10 candidate Ted Ankrum weighs in on RKBA issues

Ted Ankrum, Democratic candidate for Texas' 10th Congressional District, has responded to a questionnaire from Amendment II Democrats that asks various questions about concealed-carry, hunting on Federal land, background checks at gun shows, and other Second Amendment issues.

To read Ankrum's positions on gun legislation, click here.

Gun Owners Caucus Executive Committee Meeting - March 6 in Waco

Here's the details on next month's Executive Committee Meeting:

Saturday, March 6 @ 12pm
Chuy's, 5501 Legend Lake Parkway, Waco, TX (SW corner of I-35 and Loop 340)
(254) 420-4242

We'll discuss the results from the March 2 primary and precinct conventions as well as progress on inserting an affirmation of our Second Amendment rights into the state party platform. There will also be a need to discuss our roles in the upcoming senatorial conventions as well as the Election Meeting at the convention in Corpus Christi this coming June. We can also revisit any pending old business and discuss anything else that may be of interest to the Gun Owners Caucus.

If there are any questions or concerns, please let me know. Thanks for everything, and remember - the Executive Committee Meeting is open to all caucus members, so please come and join us if you can.

See you guys in Waco on March 6!

Daniel Barnett
Chair, Gun Owners Caucus of the Texas Democratic Party

Ted Ankrum campaign website on-line

http://www.ankrum2010.com/

Be sure to pay his campaign a visit, especially if you live in the 10th Congressional District. Thanks!

Farouk Shami campaign's statement on the Second Amendment

Taken from the website of Farouk Shami, Democratic candidate for Governor of Texas:

Farouk unequivocally supports the Second Amendment rights of all Texans.

Farouk will fight any effort to restrict the ability of Texans’ to carry concealed weapons. However, he believes Texas’ higher educational institutions must be gun free.

Daniel Boone running for Texas SBOE

Those of you who attended the Gun Owners Caucus meeting at the 2008 State Convention in Austin probably remember seeing Daniel Boone pay us a visit while running for House District 73. I have just learned that Boone is running as a Democratic candidate for state office once again, this time for the Texas State Board of Education, District Five.

Boone is competing against Rebecca Bell-Metereau, Robert Bohmfalk, and Josiah James Ingalls in the Democratic primary for the SBOE seat.

Ted Ankrum for Texas' 10th Congressional District

If your representative in Congress is Michael McCaul, take heart. Despite the news that Jack McDonald has dropped out of the race for Texas' 10th Congressional District, there is a Democrat running against McCaul who could use all the help you can give him. His name is Ted Ankrum, and he was the Democratic nominee for the seat back in 2006.

Ted is also a pro-RKBA Democrat, as witnessed by his responses to a 2006 questionnaire from Amendment II Democrats:

http://www.a2dems.net/campaign2006/speakout-tx.htm

Here's Ted commenting on why he chose to run for Congress at the last minute:

http://www.burntorangereport.com/diary/9821

No campaign website yet, but he's setting up a Facebook page, and his mailing address is available from the BOR article. I hope to bring you more information on the Ankrum campaign soon.

Holiday wishes to all

It's been fairly quiet over here, so I'd like to wish everyone Merry Christmas, Happy Chanukah, Joyous Solstice, Festive Kwanzaa, and best wishes for a happy and prosperous new year!

Daniel