If a criminal wants a gun he or she will get it. The other issue is the fact that the federal government lied to the National Rifle Association, letting them believe that after the check was run on an individual the paper work would be trashed. This is not going to happen. The paper work will be kept in a data base for future use of some kind. The NRA said it will sue over the system, which it calls an illegal national registration of gun owners.
Lets face it, Texas knows what is better for Texas than the federal government.
Besides, the Jewish carpenter I work for said He would build His church. So from then until now I try to do what He tells me to do. One of the things He suggested was for me to get some help reading. Thanks to conscientious elementary school teachers, I developed an early love for reading. Usually he or she has been over 80 with a highly developed sense of humor, sharp eyes, and a keen mind.