Villalba’s bill makes “interruption, disruption, impediment, or interference” a crime that includes “filming, recording, photographing, or documenting the officer within 25 feet of the officer,” and “filming, recording, photographing, or documenting the officer within 100 feet of the officer while carrying a handgun,” just in case there are any lawful concealed carry permit holders who also happen to be interested in documenting police activities to ensure accountability. And as written, the bill appears to criminalize the act of recording one's own interactions with police. [More]Today's Gun Rights Examiner report notes "law and order" Republicans can be every bit the threat to liberty as "stroke of the pen, law of the land" Democrats.
Tuesday, March 17, 2015
Police recording bill presumes to authorize journalists, threaten gun owners
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See what Breitbart has to say:
1) http://www.breitbart.com/texas/2015/03/13/texas-rep-villalba-files-bill-that-criminalizes-bloggers-citizens-filming-cops/
“This is a bill that is meant to protect law enforcement so that law enforcement can protect our families.”
“I stand by it, I believe strongly in this legislation, I think it will help police officers,” he continued. “We do believe that this is smart policy, good policy that does not limit or infringe constitutional rights, does not limit liberty in any way.”
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Now see him attempt to change his positions on various topics, like Amnesty:
2) http://riograndeguardian.com/barnes-and-villalba-will-meet-after-all/
Brittany Eck, a spokeswoman for Villalba, encouraged Rio Grande Valley residents to attend the event at Rudy’s so that they can learn more about the state representative.
“First, the Representative is not for amnesty – never has been, never will be. Second, he opposes Obamacare and once, before being sworn into office, at a forum he expressed his dismay at the Supreme Court’s decision not to overturn Obamacare and he stated that during the 83rd Session the Texas Legislature would need to consider its options now that the law would be in effect,” Eck told the Guardian.
“Finally, he is a ***strong supporter of the Second Amendment, a lifetime member of the NRA***, a co-author of HB 927 (campus carry) from last session, and author of HB 1009, the School Marshal bill, which similar to Superintendent Thweatt’s Guardian Plan, enables school districts to select an employee to carry a firearm and serve as the first law enforcement protection against an active shooter on campus.”
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