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| 1 | 1 | 85R1299 E | |
| 2 | 2 | By: Lang H.C.R. No. 51 | |
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| 5 | 5 | CONCURRENT RESOLUTION | |
| 6 | 6 | WHEREAS, The original 1847 Colt Walker pistol was | |
| 7 | 7 | historically crucial to the early survival of the great State of | |
| 8 | 8 | Texas; and | |
| 9 | 9 | WHEREAS, The original 1847 Colt Walker pistol was an | |
| 10 | 10 | essential tool in the defeat of the Mexican army during the | |
| 11 | 11 | Mexican-American War to reclaim Texas, the 28th state of the Union; | |
| 12 | 12 | and | |
| 13 | 13 | WHEREAS, The co-inventor of the original 1847 Colt Walker | |
| 14 | 14 | pistol, Samuel Walker, was a captain in the Texas Rangers, the first | |
| 15 | 15 | state police agency in the country; and | |
| 16 | 16 | WHEREAS, The original 1847 Colt Walker pistol was America's | |
| 17 | 17 | first pistol to hold six rounds, otherwise known as a | |
| 18 | 18 | "six-shooter"; and | |
| 19 | 19 | WHEREAS, The original 1847 Colt Walker pistol is still the | |
| 20 | 20 | most powerful black powder pistol in existence; now, therefore, be | |
| 21 | 21 | it | |
| 22 | 22 | RESOLVED, That the 85th Legislature of the State of Texas | |
| 23 | 23 | hereby recognize the original 1847 Colt Walker pistol as the | |
| 24 | 24 | official handgun of the State of Texas. |