Carrying of Handguns by License Holders on Certain Campuses — Section 411.2031 Illegal Arms The following firearms and ammunition are prohibited in Texas unless they are properly registered under federal law: Machine guns Short-barrel firearms Armor-piercing ammunition Zip guns Waiting Period Texas doe...
Texas Weighs Open Carry Gun Law, Rolling Back 140- Year-Old BanAUSTIN, Texas Long depicted as the rootin-tootin capital ofAmerican gun culture, Texas is one...Vertuno, Jim
AUSTIN, Texas -- Texas lawmakers on Friday approved carrying handguns openly on the streets of the nation's second most-populous state, sending the bill to Republican Gov. Greg Abbott, who immediately promised to sign it and reverse a ban dating to the post-Civil War era. Gun owners would...
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He noted that while the new law adds to the list of people who are banned from carrying a weapon, it will now be the responsibility of beat cops to figure out whether a person is barred from carrying a weapon. "We've shifted the burden to the cops on the street, and made it a...
But the law will still ban handguns from certain public places including churches, hospitals, correctional facilities, and some places where alcohol is served or sold. Businesses also have the option to ban customers from openly carrying handguns by posting signs outside stores. Gun holders who ...
Texas already has some of the loosest gun laws in the country and has more than 1.6 million handgun license holders.
In a statement a company spokesperson said, "Kroger is respectfully asking that customers no longer openly carry firearms into our stores, other than authorized law enforcement officers." Kroger says it will also call on lawmakers to pass gun reform laws "that will strengthen background checks and...
dern Open Carry?]]>At least in popular culture, Texas has always been synonymouswith gun-totin' cowboys, but until...Jonsson, Patrik
The Texas Legislature passed a “permitless carry” law that took effect in September 2021, allowing gun owners to carry their weapons without a license. The law applies to those who are not otherwise prohibited from carrying a handgun. Previously, Texans had to pass a background check, ...