Suzanna Gratia Hupp is a former Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives and a recognized public advocate for the Second Amendment and an individual’s right to carry a concealed weapon.
A Friendswood, Texas, native, Suzanna Gratia (married name Hupp) was born on January 1, 1959. After she received a doctor of chiropractic degree from the Texas Chiropractic College in Pasadena, Texas, she owned and operated Cove Physical Rehab Clinic in Copperas Cove, Texas from 1987 until she sold the practice in 2000.
On Wednesday, October 16, 1991, Suzanna and her parents were having lunch at Luby’s Cafeteria in Killeen, when a man drove his truck into the restaurant and opened fire on the patrons. Suzanna instinctively reached into her purse for her handgun, but realized it was in her vehicle, as a new law was passed in Texas banning the carry of a concealed weapon. Suzanna escaped out of a broken window, but 23 unarmed others, including Suzanna’s mother and father, were killed at the hands of the gunman.
As a survivor of the Luby’s massacre, Suzanna has been quoted in U.S. News & World Report, The Wall Street Journal, Texas Monthly, Time and People magazines, in addition to appearing on CNN, 48 Hours, Today Show and World News Tonight, to name a few.
Hupp has since authored a memoir recounting her experiences in the massacre, entitled From Luby’s to the Legislature: One Woman’s Fight Against Gun Control, available October 2009.
God gave us the precious gift of life, and it is clearly a self-evident truth that we have the God given individual right AND moral obligation to defend it. Hence, our inalienable right to keep and bear arms. In the culture war to define and preserve these sacred rights, American warriors remain dedicated and active to see to it. On the frontlines of this battle is the glowing, respected and believable voice of Dr. Suzanna Gratia Hupp, whom all freedom fighters and freedom lovers owe a serious debt of gratitude for her unending fight and strength. In From Luby’s to the Legislature: One Woman’s Fight Against Gun Control she defines the line drawn in the sand in an irrefutable flurry of logic and undeniable evidence in the most down to earth and graphic manner. This is a must read for those who know in their hearts and soul that “keep” means it’s mine, you can’t have it. And “bear” can only mean, “yes, I have one (or two) right here on me, ready to rock.” God bless the warriors for freedom, God bless Suzanna Gratia Hupp.
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The anger Suzanna felt toward the politicians who legislated her Second Amendment right to carry a concealed weapon prompted her more than a decade stint in the Texas State Legislature defending this very right and becoming our nation’s most outspoken Second Amendment champion.
In addition to her public service, Suzanna has been awarded the Sybil Ludington Women’s Freedom Award by the National Rifle Association, and in 1998, was honored as the first Texan awarded a lifetime NRA membership by Charlton Heston.
Today, Suzanna resides in Lampasas County, Texas, with her husband, Greg, and their two sons. She travels the country speaking at various events, and relishes in the time she spends with her husband on their Arabian horse farm, Angel Ridge Arabians, offering the horses as therapy to soldiers who have suffered brain damage, as well as their families, through Cove Counseling Center.