Luby 's survivor Suzanna Hupp

Texas Conceal&carry saved my family twice. Thank you Govenor Bush and Suzanna Gratia Hupp (born January 1, 1959)[1] is a former Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives, who represented traditionally Democratic District 54 (Bell, Burnet, and Lampasas counties) for ten years from 1997-2007. Hupp is recognized as a leading advocate for the Second Amendment and an individual's right to carry a concealed weapon. She was elected to her first term in 1996 but did not seek a sixth two-year term in 2006.

Hupp was reared in Friendswood, a city partly in Harris and Galveston counties. She has an older brother, Allan, and a younger sister, Erika. She attended the University of Texas at El Paso and Texas Chiropractic College, from which she received the doctor of chiropractic degree in 1985. Hupp moved first to Houston to practice chiropractic and then to central Texas in 1987. She owned and operated the Cove Physical Rehab Clinic from 1987 until 2000, when she sold the facility.
On Wednesday, October 16, 1991, Hupp and her parents were having lunch at the Luby's in Killeen. She had left her handgun in her car to comply with Texas state law at the time which forbade carrying a concealed weapon. When George Hennard drove his truck into the cafeteria and opened fire on the patrons, Hupp instinctively reached into her purse for her weapon, but it was in her vehicle. Her father, Al Gratia, tried to rush Hennard and was shot in the chest. As the gunman reloaded, Hupp escaped through a broken window and believed that her mother, Ursula Gratia, was behind her. Instead she watched as Hennard killed her parents and twenty-one other persons. He also wounded some twenty others. As a survivor of the Luby's massacre, Hupp testified across the country in support of concealed-handgun laws. She said that had there been a second chance to prevent the slaughter, she would have violated the Texas law and carried the handgun inside her purse into the restaurant.

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[KillerKIown]

Here in Chicago good people cannot own a gun and so all the criminals drive to Gary Indiana (1/2 hour drive) to get their guns to rob and rape and do whatever they want.

Thanks so much mayor Daley you stupid ASSHOLE!!!

[fuhmeregan]

Poor sweet thing. Sad to hear about your parents, and the rest of those that died. Undoubtedly though you've helped in changing your selfdefense laws there. good for you!

[chapinfeliz]

Now we have the right to carry a fire arm here in texas... Ajua !!!! Glockamole !!!

[musictalk22]

Great, should end all debate about legalizing legalto carry license for those w/out severe criminal past, give out cops times to address things like ILLEGAL aliens, think law and liberals have tolerated over 6 million on them. When civilians can't be armed we will have no more freedom.

[ChrisIIIcube]

@ChannelingusXIVC I'd joke around with you ...but your comment displays some serious mental issues. I feel sorry for your family.

[ChrisIIIcube]

@ChannelingusXIVC You are impressed by a chickenshit coward who shoots unarmed and innocent people? You should up your meds, you whiney little bitch... BTW, I forwarded your comment to the FBI's website.

[TornadoSponge12390]

What show is this called and what is the season and episode number of this? Thank you for whoever knows the answer.

[rmysterio80]

@ChrisIIIcube I honestly just wanted to see how people would react to me calling them radicals.....i honestly dont care if someone gets shot

[ChrisIIIcube]

@rmysterio80 Besides the ones on the left, what radicals are a problem?

[rmysterio80]

@aprillh gun control isnt wrong, radicals is the problem