ARW believes that women are the most powerful force for change in the 21st Century. We believe that through political awareness, education and community involve-ment the members of ARW will be an effective and valuable support for Republican causes and candidates. I ask you to join this dynamic group of women and become a member of ARW. Together let's prepare to get Republican candidates elected to office in 2010. Diane Fulton
September Luncheon (see details, right) October 7 |
Austin Republican Women Luncheon
Thursday, September 9, 2010
Suzanna Hupp is a former Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives. Hupp is recognized as a leading advocate of an individual's right to carry a concealed weapon. On Wednesday, October 16, 1991, Hupp and her parents were having lunch at the Luby's Cafeteria in Killeen. She had left her gun in her car to comply with Texas state law at the time, which forbade carrying a concealed weapon. Her mother and father were killed along with twenty-one other persons, and some twenty others were wounded. As a survivor of the Luby's massacre, she testified across the country in support of concealed-handgun laws. She has testified before Congress against gun control. Suzanna has been quoted in such publications as U.S. News & World Report, The Wall Street Journal, Texas Monthly, and Time and People magazines. She has authored a book regarding her experiences: "From Luby's to the Legislature: One Woman's Fight Against Gun Control", published by Privateer Publications, San Antonio, Texas. Hupp was awarded the Sybil Ludington Women's Freedom Award by the National Rifle Association. In 1998, Charlton Heston honored Hupp as the first Texan awarded a lifetime NRA membership. Hupp is quoted as having said, "How a politician stands on the Second Amendment tells you how he or she views you as an individual... as a trustworthy and productive citizen, or as part of an unruly crowd that needs to be lorded over, controlled, supervised, and taken care of."[5] RSVP: meetingrsvp@austinrepublicanwomen.org NOTE: You do NOT have a reservation unless |
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