Second Amendment Update: Texas Gov. Greg Abbott To Sign Permitless Gun Carry Bill
Texas residents who are twenty-one years old and older, and who have been never convicted of a felony, would be allowed to carry a handgun without a license. No license or permit is required to carry a rifle in the state.
Soon residents in the Lone Star State will be able to carry handguns without a permit or license. The measure, which has been long sought after by conservative activists, is on the cusp of becoming law after it passed the Texas Senate approved a compromise on the bill on Monday.