Bill to let people carry handguns without license passes Texas Senate on strength of GOP votes
Bill to let people carry handguns without license passes Texas Senate on strength of GOP votes
Now it heads back to the House, where members can accept the Senate changes or request to negotiate a final version.
State Sen. Beverly Powell, D - Burleson, listens to State Sen. Charles Schwertner, R - Georgetown, speaks in favor of House Bill 1927, the permitless gun carry bill, at the Capitol on Wednesday May 5, 2021. (Jay Janner / American-Statesman)
AUSTIN — A proposal to let people carry handguns in public without a license or training cleared a major hurdle Wednesday, winning passage in the Senate and putting Texas on a path to become the latest state to lift firearm permitting requirements.