85R1299 E
 
  By: Lang H.C.R. No. 51
 
 
 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
         WHEREAS, The original 1847 Colt Walker pistol was
  historically crucial to the early survival of the great State of
  Texas; and
         WHEREAS, The original 1847 Colt Walker pistol was an
  essential tool in the defeat of the Mexican army during the
  Mexican-American War to reclaim Texas, the 28th state of the Union;
  and
         WHEREAS, The co-inventor of the original 1847 Colt Walker
  pistol, Samuel Walker, was a captain in the Texas Rangers, the first
  state police agency in the country; and
         WHEREAS, The original 1847 Colt Walker pistol was America's
  first pistol to hold six rounds, otherwise known as a
  "six-shooter"; and
         WHEREAS, The original 1847 Colt Walker pistol is still the
  most powerful black powder pistol in existence; now, therefore, be
  it
         RESOLVED, That the 85th Legislature of the State of Texas
  hereby recognize the original 1847 Colt Walker pistol as the
  official handgun of the State of Texas.