Texas Gun Rights pushes no-compromise Second Amendment agenda in Houston ahead of 2027 session.

Texas Gun Rights went to the 2026 Republican Party of Texas Convention in Houston with one mission:

Put gun rights front and center ahead of the 2027 legislative session.

Mission accomplished.

Thanks to grassroots pressure from pro-gun Texans, the elimination of “gun-free” zones was successfully added as a priority under the Republican Party of Texas’ “End Government Overreach” umbrella.

Because “gun-free” zones do not stop criminals.

They disarm law-abiding Texans.

They create soft targets.

And they leave families defenseless in places where they have every right to protect themselves.

Now, Republican grassroots delegates have helped put ending them on the agenda.

The Platform Is a Tool — Not the Finish Line

Getting the elimination of “gun-free” zones into the Republican Party platform is an important win.

But Texas Gun Rights has never relied on platform language alone to defend the Second Amendment.

Time and again, TXGR has proven that when gun owners are informed, organized, and mobilized, they can force action in Austin — with or without permission from party insiders.

A platform priority helps.

It gives grassroots activists another tool to hold lawmakers accountable.

But the real power has always been the same:

Gun owners.

Phone calls.

Emails.

Lobby days.

Public pressure.

And politicians knowing TXGR members are watching.

That is how Constitutional Carry was passed.

That is how red flag gun confiscation was banned in Texas.

And that is how the next round of pro-gun reforms will be won in 2027.

Pro-Gun Leaders Rally with TXGR

TXGR’s booth became a major gathering point for gun owners, delegates, lawmakers, candidates, and grassroots leaders throughout the convention.

Texas Gun Rights hosted successful meet-and-greets with Mayes Middleton, Republican nominee for Attorney General; Brandon Herrera, Republican nominee for Congressional District 32; TXGR’s own Kyle Rittenhouse; and outgoing Republican Party of Texas Chairman Abraham George.

Chairman George played an important role in helping bring Speaker Dustin Burrows and Governor Greg Abbott to the table during key conservative policy fights — proving that grassroots pressure can still force action when applied at the right time.

TXGR also held multiple meetings with lawmakers and pro-gun leaders to discuss the next phase of the Second Amendment fight in Austin.

The message from Houston was clear:

Gun owners are organized.

Gun owners are paying attention.

And gun owners expect results.

No More Excuses

For too long, politicians have treated the Second Amendment like a campaign slogan.

They show up during election season.

They talk tough.

They pose for pictures.

Then too many of them head to Austin and start looking for excuses to water down, delay, or kill serious pro-gun legislation.

Texas Gun Rights is working to end that pattern.

The addition of “eliminating gun-free zones” as a party priority is not the finish line.

It is the starting gun.

Now lawmakers need to take that grassroots demand and turn it into action when the Legislature returns in 2027.

No more hiding behind procedure.

No more blaming leadership.

No more telling gun owners to wait.

The Republican grassroots have spoken.

Now Republican lawmakers need to deliver.

Texas Gun Rights will be there every step of the way — mobilizing gun owners, pressuring politicians, exposing excuses, and fighting to move the no-compromise Second Amendment agenda from the platform to the law books.

Chip in today to help Texas Gun Rights mobilize gun owners and force the no-compromise Second Amendment agenda to the front of the 2027 legislative fight.

The HEAR Act would turn millions of lawful suppressor owners into criminals.

Washington Democrats are at it again.

Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman has reintroduced the so-called HEAR Act, a bill that would ban the importation, sale, manufacture, transfer, and possession of firearm suppressors.

In plain English: Democrats want to criminalize hearing protection.

Suppressors are not Hollywood “silencers.”

They do not make firearms silent.

They reduce noise, protect hearing, improve safety at the range, help hunters avoid permanent hearing damage, and make firearms training safer and more responsible.

That is why millions of Americans own them legally.

That is why hunters, sport shooters, instructors, veterans, and ordinary gun owners use them.

And that is why the gun confiscation lobby wants them banned.

Because this was never really about “public safety.”

It is about control.

Registration Today, Confiscation Tomorrow

Suppressors are already among the most heavily regulated items in America.

For decades, law-abiding Americans have had to submit paperwork, fingerprints, photographs, background checks, registration documents, and a federal tax just to purchase one.

They followed the rules.

They registered their property.

They waited on the ATF.

Now Democrats want to make possession itself a crime.

That is the entire gun confiscation agenda in one bill: force gun owners into a federal registry, then use that registry to come after them later.

The HEAR Act reportedly includes a federal “buy-back” program — which is Washington-speak for surrender your property or become a criminal.

That is not a buy-back.

The government never owned these suppressors in the first place.

It is confiscation.

Suppressors Should Not Be Treated Like Contraband

There is nothing radical about protecting your hearing.

There is nothing dangerous about reducing noise at a shooting range.

There is nothing criminal about owning a device that makes firearms safer and more comfortable to use responsibly.

The only reason suppressors are treated like contraband is because politicians and bureaucrats have spent decades lying about them.

A suppressor is a firearm accessory.

It should be treated like one.

That is why Texas Gun Rights supports bills like the SHUSH Act — the Silencers Helping Us Save Hearing Act.

The SHUSH Act would remove suppressors from the National Firearms Act and Gun Control Act, ending the federal tax, registration scheme, and bureaucratic hurdles that punish law-abiding gun owners for wanting to protect their hearing.

No more bans.

No more registries.

No more ATF paperwork.

No criminalizing millions of Americans who did everything the government told them to do.

Texas Gun Rights will keep fighting to expose every attempt to turn ordinary gun owners into criminals — whether it comes from Congress, the ATF, or the gun confiscation lobby’s army of anti-gun politicians.

Suppressors are not the problem.

The politicians trying to ban them are.

Chip in today to help Texas Gun Rights fight the gun confiscation agenda and defend law-abiding gun owners without compromise.

More than $200 million in donor-funded gun-rights assets may now sit beyond NRA member accountability

The NRA civil war just entered a new phase.

The NRA Foundation — created decades ago to raise tax-deductible money for firearm safety, education, training, and programs tied to the NRA’s mission — has reportedly rebranded itself as the 1791 Foundation.

And at the center of the fight is more than $200 million in donor-funded assets.

That should alarm every gun owner in America.

Because this fight was never really about “reform.”

It was about control.

Earlier this year, Texas Gun Rights reported that the NRA sued its own Foundation, accusing it of misusing roughly $160 million raised alongside the NRA name, freezing support for NRA programs, and continuing to benefit from NRA branding while operating as a hostile entity.

Now, according to AmmoLand, the former NRA Foundation has rebranded as the 1791 Foundation after court-ordered governance changes allowed its trustees to rewrite bylaws, break away from NRA control, and take the Foundation’s treasury with them.

In other words:

The old guard may have lost control inside the NRA.

But they found another pile of donor money to fight over.

Donors Deserve Answers

For years, Wayne LaPierre and his allies presided over one of the most embarrassing collapses in gun-rights history.

Private jets.

Luxury suits.

Sweetheart contracts.

Financial scandals.

Declining membership.

And all the while, grassroots gun owners were told to keep writing checks.

Now many of the same insiders, former board members, and LaPierre-era figures who stood silent while the NRA bled credibility are suddenly talking about independence, ethics, and protecting donor money.

That is rich.

Where was that outrage when LaPierre was burning through member trust?

Where were the reformers when the NRA was losing members, losing influence, and losing the confidence of the very gun owners it claimed to represent?

Gun owners do not need another rebrand.

They need accountability.

A Name Change Does Not Fix the Problem

Calling the NRA Foundation the “1791 Foundation” does not answer the central question:

Who controls the money?

Gun owners gave to support the Second Amendment, firearm safety, training, education, and the broader gun-rights mission.

They did not donate so insiders could play shell games with foundations, bylaws, trademarks, and control of a massive treasury.

This is exactly why grassroots gun owners have grown tired of the D.C. gun lobby.

For too long, too many national organizations treated gun owners like an ATM while insiders protected themselves, protected their friends, and protected the institution at all costs.

Texas Gun Rights has a different model:

No compromise.

No insider games.

No excuses.

TXGR fights in the open — mobilizing gun owners, pressuring politicians, passing legislation, exposing betrayals, and holding both parties accountable.

The Second Amendment movement does not need more recycled leadership hiding behind new logos.

It needs fighters.

It needs transparency.

And it needs organizations willing to put gun owners first.

The NRA Foundation fight was not the end of the scandal.

The 1791 Foundation may be the next chapter.

And gun owners should be watching closely.

Chip in today to help Texas Gun Rights keep fighting for the Second Amendment without compromise.

Texas Gun Rights is heading to the 2026 Republican Party of Texas Convention in Houston this week with one mission:

Make sure gun rights stay front and center heading into the 2027 legislative session.

After a landmark session for gun owners in Austin and major political victories across Texas, TXGR is now working to make sure Republican grassroots activists, delegates, precinct chairs, candidates, and lawmakers are ready for the next round of Second Amendment fights.

Because the gun confiscation lobby is not taking a break.

Anti-gun politicians are already preparing for the next legislative session.

And too many establishment Republicans still need to be reminded that defending the Second Amendment is not optional.

That is why Texas Gun Rights is going to Houston.

The 2027 Fight Starts Now

At this year’s RPT Convention, Texas Gun Rights will be working to advance a bold Second Amendment agenda ahead of the 2027 legislative session.

That includes:

Kyle’s Law — protecting law-abiding Texans from financially devastating civil lawsuits after they have been cleared criminally for lawful self-defense.

No Tax on Constitutional Rights — eliminating state and local sales taxes on firearms, ammunition, firearm accessories, and firearm safety equipment.

Abolishing “Gun-Free” Zones — ending the patchwork of laws that disarm law-abiding Texans in places they have every right to be.

Second Amendment Preservation Act — prohibiting state and local officials from helping enforce federal gun control laws, orders, or regulations that are more restrictive than Texas law.

These are the kinds of bold reforms Republican grassroots delegates should demand from lawmakers in 2027.

But the Austin establishment is not going to advance them without pressure.

Texas Gun Rights knows that better than anyone.

Every major pro-gun victory in Austin has taken grassroots heat, relentless pressure, and gun owners refusing to let politicians hide behind excuses.

Meet TXGR in Houston

Texans attending the RPT Convention should stop by the Texas Gun Rights booth to meet the team, learn more about the 2027 legislative agenda, and connect with pro-gun leaders from across the state.

TXGR will also be hosting booth appearances with some of the strongest pro-gun Republicans on the November ballot and in the movement, including:

Brandon Herrera, nominee for Congressional District 23 — Thursday, 2:30–3:30 p.m.
Mayes Middleton, nominee for Attorney General — Friday, 2:30–3:30 p.m.
Ken Paxton, nominee for U.S. Senate — Time TBD
Kyle Rittenhouse — Time TBD
And more to be announced

TXGR will also be joined at the booth by Ryan Flugaur, Vice President of the National Association for Gun Rights, Texas Gun Rights’ national affiliate.

Convention attendees will be able to connect with pro-gun leaders, talk with TXGR staff, and learn how to help mobilize gun owners for the fights ahead.

Gun Owners Must Set the Agenda

The Republican grassroots should not wait for Austin politicians to decide which gun bills are “safe” enough to support.

Gun owners should set the agenda.

That means demanding real reforms.

It means refusing to accept excuses.

And it means making sure every Republican lawmaker understands that gun owners expect action — not campaign slogans.

The 2027 fight for gun rights starts now.

Texas Gun Rights is going to Houston to make sure pro-gun Texans are ready.

Chip in today to help Texas Gun Rights mobilize gun owners, pressure politicians, and force the no-compromise Second Amendment agenda to the front of the 2027 legislative fight.

The gun confiscation lobby is melting down.

After ATF Director Robert Cekada announced a package of proposed rule changes aimed at rolling back some of the Biden administration’s worst attacks on law-abiding gun owners, Everytown and its allies immediately went into panic mode.

Why?

Because for the first time in years, the ATF is not acting like the gun confiscation lobby’s private enforcement division.

That is good news.

But Texas gun owners should not confuse temporary relief with permanent victory.

The same agency now talking about “reform” spent years harassing gun dealers, threatening millions of gun owners over pistol braces, attacking forced reset triggers, expanding federal power over private firearm sales, and helping carry out the Biden administration’s gun confiscation agenda.

So yes, Everytown’s meltdown is enjoyable.

But not because it proves the ATF is fixed; it proves the ATF is political.

And that is exactly why Texas Gun Rights still believes the agency should be abolished.

Everytown Is Furious the ATF Is No Longer Fully Weaponized

According to Ammoland, Everytown blasted the ATF’s proposed reform package as a giveaway to the firearms industry, complaining that gun-rights groups and firearms organizations were present when the reforms were announced.

That is exactly what the gun confiscation lobby does.

When the ATF attacks gun owners, threatens FFLs over paperwork traps, or tries to criminalize millions of Americans through bureaucratic rulemaking, Everytown cheers.

But the moment the ATF starts rolling back Biden-era abuses, Everytown suddenly pretends to care about federal power.

“Everytown is not upset because the ATF was weaponized,” said Chris McNutt, President of Texas Gun Rights.

“They are upset because the ATF is no longer being weaponized for them. The gun confiscation lobby does not want a neutral agency. They want a taxpayer-funded hit squad against lawful gun owners.”

That is the point.

Everytown is not angry because Americans are unsafe.

They are angry because one of their favorite federal weapons is being temporarily restrained.

Good Reforms From a Bad Agency Are Not Enough

Some of the ATF’s proposed changes appear to move in the right direction.

Rolling back the Biden pistol brace rule is a good thing.

Removing bump stocks from the ATF’s machine-gun definition after the Supreme Court slapped down that abuse is a good thing.

Simplifying federal firearms paperwork is a good thing.

Making it harder for bureaucrats to use confusing forms and shifting interpretations to trap gun owners is a good thing.

But none of that changes the larger problem.

The ATF is still the ATF.

An agency that can be used by one administration to criminalize pistol braces can be used by the next administration to do it again.

An agency that can back off FFL harassment under one president can revive the same abuse under the next.

And an agency that can reinterpret the law against gun owners once can do it again the moment the gun confiscation lobby regains control of the White House.

“Gun owners should not have to beg federal bureaucrats to respect the Second Amendment every four years,” McNutt said.

“If your rights depend on who is sitting in the ATF director’s chair, then you do not have rights — you have temporary permission from Washington, D.C.”

Biden Showed America What the ATF Is Built to Do

The Biden administration did not create the ATF’s anti-gun mission.

It exposed it.

Under Biden, the ATF waged war on pistol braces and threatened millions of peaceable gun owners with felony prosecution.

The agency targeted forced reset triggers, treating lawful gun owners and manufacturers like criminals because bureaucrats suddenly decided they did not like a firearm part.

The ATF enforced Biden’s “zero tolerance” policy against gun dealers, threatening FFLs over paperwork errors and compliance issues.

Then came the so-called “engaged in the business” rule — a backdoor attempt to move America closer to universal gun registration by treating more private firearm sales as regulated dealer activity.

Again and again, the ATF used federal power to intimidate, regulate, and criminalize the exercise of a constitutional right.

And when gun owners objected, the gun confiscation lobby demanded even more.

That is why Everytown is angry now.

Not because the ATF went too far under Biden.

But because the ATF is no longer going far enough.

Reform Is Not Enough

Cekada may be saying some of the right things.

Some of the rule changes may be welcome.

Everytown may be screaming because the ATF is no longer doing everything the gun confiscation lobby wants.

But none of that means the agency has been fixed.

Rules that are repealed today can be revived tomorrow.

Every enforcement tool, database, regulatory program, and bureaucratic power left in place can be weaponized again the moment an anti-gun administration takes over.

That is why Texas Gun Rights rejects the idea that the ATF simply needs better management.

The problem is not just who sits in the director’s chair; the problem is the agency itself.

The ATF is an armed federal bureaucracy with a long record of targeting the very people the Second Amendment was written to protect.

No constitutional right should be held hostage by agency rulemaking.

Abolish the ATF

Texas Gun Rights supports rolling back Biden’s anti-gun abuses.

But we are not satisfied with temporary relief.

We do not want the ATF slightly improved.

We do not want the ATF temporarily restrained.

We do not want the ATF managed by nicer bureaucrats.

We want the ATF abolished.

Legitimate criminal enforcement against violent offenders can be handled without maintaining a rogue federal agency whose mission expands every time the gun confiscation lobby wins an election.

Gun owners should not be forced to bankroll the same agency that has spent decades trying to regulate their rights away.

Everytown’s meltdown proves the reforms matter. But Texas Gun Rights’ warning remains just as important: good policies from a bad agency are not enough.

The ATF has been weaponized before.

It will be weaponized again.

So the answer is simple:

Defund it.

Restrict it.

Abolish it.

Chip in today to Texas Gun Rights to help us continue the fight to abolish the ATF and stop the gun confiscation lobby from turning your Second Amendment rights into a government permission slip.