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Activist Resources

Here’s a growing collection of handouts, testimony, and fact sheets on firearms issues. This collection includes GOA resources and external websites and articles.

Please use all GOA Texas resources freely in the fight for our right to keep and bear arms. If you edit the content, please remove attribution to GOA Texas.

Texas Gun Laws

Federal and TX State Law Handout (who is prohibited from purchase, ownership, and carry) (PDF)

Gun Facts & General Research

GOA Fact Sheets (many, on various topics)
Crime Research Prevention Center (research from John Lott on many topics)
“Come And Take It” by Derek Cohen, Texas Public Policy Foundation (recent Texas-specific research)
General Gun Rights Talking Points (many topics, links, data; racial issues, defensive gun use, terminology issues, etc.)

Legislative Activism

2021 Session Training: Secrets of the Texas Legislature

Part One: The Legislative Process
- Presentation training slides (Download: PDF | Google Slides)
- Video

Previous Training:

How to use the Texas Legislature Online website (TLO) — livestream: Part 1 | Part 2
Guidance for giving public input to the Texas Legislature
- Public input on Topic 1: Due 8/31/20 — Request for Information from House Select Committee on Mass Violence Prevention & Public Safety
- Public input on Topic 4: Due 8/21/20 — Request for Information from House Select Committee on Mass Violence Prevention & Public Safety
General Tips on Presenting Testimony
Learn to Testify Training Livestreams: TNM Webinar (scroll down) | Constitution Party Webinar | Young Republicans Webinar
- Presentation training slides (Download: Google Slides)
Examples of Activist Testimony: Part 1 | Part 2