Permitless carry and mental health in Texas
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Texas’s recently passed bill allowing the unlicensed carrying of firearms made national headlines when it passed its second chamber last month, prompting outcry from individuals concerned about endangering the public. Aside from public safety, some opponents of the bill say the soon-to-be-legalized “constitutional carry” initiative may worsen many Texans’ already deteriorating mental health.
Public polling has shown that a majority of Texans oppose allowing permitless carry in the state, but their state representatives pursued the initiative nonetheless. After passing both chambers last month, the legislation awaits final approval from Gov. Greg Abbott who announced in April he intends to sign the bill.
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“This is a simple restoration of Texans’ constitutional right under the Second Amendment, a right of the people to keep and bear arms." - Texas Republican State Sen. Charles Schwertner
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.
The state’s Republican-led Legislature approved a bill that drops one of its last major gun restrictions late Monday night, sending it to Governor Gregg Abbott, a Republican, who has said he intends to sign it.