Well, not quite single handedly. She did provide the "spark" that got the legislation passed however. The law was passed *before* she was elected, but her testimony was pivotal.
BTW, the gun was just as illegal in the glovebox of her truck as it would have been in her purse. However the chances of being caught were much lower. She was worried about losing her license to practice her proffession. BTW. Her name was then Dr. Suzanna Gratia, now Gratia-Hupp. Nice lady, I've met her once.
That's assunming it was loaded, or the ammunition was also accessable. You can not carry a loaded handgun in your vehicle in Texas, without a CHL permit of course. How they read "but the Legislature shall have power, by law, to regulate the wearing of arms" to allow them to regulate (read BAN) keeping them in a vehicle, I'll never understand completely.
Unlike Ms. McCarthy, she ran for and won a seat in the state legislature, and single-handedly worked to install a CCW law in TX. Her parents were murdered right in front of her while her gun was stowed in her vehicle in the parking lot--where it was legally required to be.Well, not quite single handedly. She did provide the "spark" that got the legislation passed however. The law was passed *before* she was elected, but her testimony was pivotal.
She's been working hard to help the rest of the country, as well. She was up here in Minnesota to testify before our legislature, during our fight, and I know we're not the only state she's done that in.
And the speech she gave for the SAS's at the first Million Moms March was unforgettable.