Hi All...
I just wanted to post a quick note to thank all of you who took time from your families and work to come to Smith Hill yesterday evening. I understand not everyone can do that, and I also understand that doing so is a sacrifice, not just for you but for your family as well.
The good news is that it appears your efforts were well worth the effort. Having been doing this for years, I can say that this committee was the most attentive I have ever seen. I sat there until about 12:30AM, and right until then the members paid close attention to all testimony. The Chairman outright said that whenever possible he will resist limiting the time of any person who wishes to address the committee. Members asked very pertinent questions of witnesses. Best of all, at least the members who were present appeared largely supportive of our bills. Clearly, not every member supports us, but even those who do not were considerate and attentive to what we had to say. This is quite a change from past years.
If you can, I suggest you send a brief thank you note to the Chairman and members, even those who typically oppose us, to thank them for their time and consideration.
I'm trying to remain cautiously optimistic. I spoke with one of the committee members after they adjourned and he seemed optimistic that our CCW reform bill would get a favorable recommendation from the committee. We still have a very long road; getting legislation of any type passed is quite difficult, but I must say that I am more optimistic this year than ever before. Fingers crossed!
I just wanted to post a quick note to thank all of you who took time from your families and work to come to Smith Hill yesterday evening. I understand not everyone can do that, and I also understand that doing so is a sacrifice, not just for you but for your family as well.
The good news is that it appears your efforts were well worth the effort. Having been doing this for years, I can say that this committee was the most attentive I have ever seen. I sat there until about 12:30AM, and right until then the members paid close attention to all testimony. The Chairman outright said that whenever possible he will resist limiting the time of any person who wishes to address the committee. Members asked very pertinent questions of witnesses. Best of all, at least the members who were present appeared largely supportive of our bills. Clearly, not every member supports us, but even those who do not were considerate and attentive to what we had to say. This is quite a change from past years.
If you can, I suggest you send a brief thank you note to the Chairman and members, even those who typically oppose us, to thank them for their time and consideration.
I'm trying to remain cautiously optimistic. I spoke with one of the committee members after they adjourned and he seemed optimistic that our CCW reform bill would get a favorable recommendation from the committee. We still have a very long road; getting legislation of any type passed is quite difficult, but I must say that I am more optimistic this year than ever before. Fingers crossed!