Michael Cargill

Michael D. Cargill is an American gun rights activist. He is the host of the gun rights radio show, Come And Talk It. He is also the owner of Central Texas Gun Works.

Biography Cargill was born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. He spent his early life in Florida. Later, he joined the U.S. Army and served for twelve years, earning Army Achievement Medals, Commendation Medals, and Good Conduct Medals. In 2011, he founded Central Texas Gun Works in Austin.

In 2014, Cargill ran for the Texas House of Representatives to represent the 50th district in a special election held in January, but he was unsuccessful. In the same year, his store was named America's first Bitcoin gun store.

In 2015, Cargill initiated a lawsuit against the City of Austin for its decision to declare City Hall a gun-free zone following the statewide legalization of open carry in most public places. The legal dispute concluded in 2019, with Judge Lora Livingston of the 261st Civil District Court ruling in Cargill's favor and fining the city $9,000 for denying entry to licensed gun holders on multiple occasions.

In 2017, a member of the Austin City Council nominated Cargill to a board addressing traffic issues in Austin, but he was rejected by other council members due to his views on the Second Amendment.

In June 2022, Cargill served as the acting chairman of the Log Cabin Republicans (LCR) of Texas, a group of gay Texas GOP members, following the abrupt resignation of Marco Roberts as chairman. Cargill resigned from the position five weeks later, along with other members of the LCR Texas state board. He continues to serve as the president of LCR's Austin chapter. The court determined that the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) could not classify bump stocks as machine guns under existing legislation. The challenge was supported by the New Civil Liberties Alliance.