Prior studies have found that numerous categories of state-level firearm laws, ranging from those that regulate purchase or registration of firearms, those that regulate concealed carry permits, to those that allow municipal- ities and cites to regulate firearms, were associated with less interstate ...
AUSTIN (Nexstar) — Carrying a firearm without a permit in Texas may have a new chance to become law this year. The Texas House Homeland Security and Public Safety Committee favorably reported a bill that would allow permitless carry in the Lone Star State. House Bill 1911, ...
Texas & federal firearm laws dictate you should open the action immediately when handling a firearm. This is a safety measure to ensure the firearm is not loaded. You're also mandated to maintain control of the direction of your firearm – never point your gun at anything you don't intend ...
AUSTIN (Nexstar) — Carrying a firearm without a permit in Texas may have a new chance to become law this year. The Texas House Homeland Security and Public Safety Committee favorably reported a bill that would allow permitless carry in the Lone Star State. House Bill 1911, ...
The confusion begins with the question: Who can carry a firearm within 1,000 feet of a parade? Caleb Morse withThe Rustic Renegadein Lafayette has an in-depth understanding of laws as they relate to firearms. During his recent visit toAcadiana's Morning News on 96.5 KPEL, he explained tha...
At Boston Firearms, we believe you should not get your license to carry (LTC) without actually handling a firearm. You wouldn’t have your driver’s license if you didn’t practice at driving school first. Why should getting a firearms license be any dif
Texas Firearm Rights Restoration In Texas, a person who is convicted of a felony is prohibited from possessing any firearm for five years after the date of the person’s release from confinement, or release from community supervision, parole, or mandatory supervision, whichever is later.46After ...
For Texas gun owners, a License to Carry (LTC) is more than just a piece of paper—it’s a gateway to exercising your right to carry a firearm responsibly and legally. But what happens when life takes you outside the Lone Star State? Whether you’re planning a ...
Kingery P, Pruitt B, Heuberger G. A profile of rural Texas adolescents who carry handguns to school. J Sch Health. 1996;66(1):18–22. ArticleCASPubMedGoogle Scholar Reid JA, Richards TN, Loughran TA, Mulvey EP. The relationships among exposure to violence, psychological distress, and gun...
justifiable homicides, there is reason to doubt that justifiable homicides explain the increase that stand-your-ground laws seem to cause. Consider, for instance, that there were a combined 2,201 firearm homicides in 2017 in Florida and Texas, according to data compiled by the Centers for ...