Sen. Dan Patrick, R-Houston, said the measure that would allow legislators, statewide elected officials, some former legislators and some state employees to carry their concealed weapons in bars, churches and hospitals and at sporting events and other places they are currently prohibited — including businesses that post signs outside saying concealed handguns are prohibited.
“This bill is really about logistics,” Patrick said earlier, when the bill was approved by a Senate committee. “We go from one place to another — maybe five or six places in one evening for functions and events — and we may be faced with either leaving (guns) in the car or taking them inside and violating the law.
“This bill is just to solve that problem.”
It’s not like us mere peasants could ever face that problem… no. How nice of them to grant themselves privilege. Meantime, campus carry struggles in the legislature.
I did see Wentworth voted against this: good for him.
The linked-to article was also updated with this:
Sen. Brian Birdwell, R-Granbury, just released the following statement on why he voted against allowing lawmakers to carry their concealed weapons in additional places:
“Today, I voted against the Committee Substitute to Senate Bill 905. As a strong proponent of Second Amendment rights, I could not in good conscience grant myself a privilege that I had failed to first grant law-abiding citizens. Concealed handgun license holders are allowed to carry almost everywhere they go. In my judgment, if we are going to expand when and where Texans can legally carry a concealed firearm, we should start with our citizens — not our lawmakers.”
Good for him.
Stuff From Hsoi 
I think this bill is a good thing.
Honestly, I hope it passes and does so quickly.
The Senate and House members are representatives of the public, right?
If a small fraction of the public can carry in those places; why not all the public?
Let them be the test subjects. When they don’t have a problem, we can demand that we have the same rights as our representatives…..after all do they think they are better than us?
Why can they carry? Because they (think they) are better than us… that somehow they think we’re supposed to be able to trust politicians. That only the peasants are susceptible to making blood run in the streets.
We shouldn’t have to demand rights from our elected officials. That’s backwards.
Hsoi,
I understand what you are saying and that is exactly what is going to drive the push.
They aren’t any better than us.
The average person might not care if they can’t carry in a bar, in a sports arena, or etc but they do care that the Legislation has privileges or rights the rest of us can’t exercise.
That they understand and act on.
You’d think they would understand that. But unfortunately many don’t. Or, don’t care. *sigh*
Now I want to be a legislators or statewide elected official
Been hearing that a lot lately.