Senate vote has Texas constitutional carry gun bill on verge of becoming law
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Dr. Alma Arredondo-Lynch holds a pistol as gun rights advocates gather outside the Texas Capitol where Texas Gov. Greg Abbott held a round table discussion, Thursday, Aug. 22, 2019, in Austin, Texas. Abbott is meeting in Austin with officials from Google, Twitter and Facebook as well as officials from the FBI and state lawmakers to discuss ways of combatting extremism in light of the recent mass shooting in El Paso that reportedly targeted Mexicans. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)Eric Gay, STF / Associated Press
Texas is one small, inevitable step away from becoming the largest state in the U.S. to allow anyone 21 and older to openly carry a handgun in public without a permit.
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Four reasons the Texas constitutional carry bill is in limbo
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A family walks past signage barring the possesion of concealed and openly carried handguns Feb. 10, 2018, at the YMCA in Midland, Texas. James Durbin/Reporter-TelegramJames Durbin / James Durbin
Both the Texas House and Senate have agreed in large part to the concept of so-called ‘constitutional carry’ legislation to allow most Texans to carry a handgun without a permit.
But there has been a split in the two chambers over amendments added into the bill by the Senate
to ease opposition from law enforcement groups and win more support from lawmakers.
How Texans Lost the Right to Bear Handguns Ammoland Inc. Posted on
U.S.A. –-(AmmoLand.com)- During the debate over HB1927, in the Texas Senate Special Committee on Constitutional Issues, Senator Eddie Lucio (D) made a startling assertion. He stated Texans could not have the right to bear arms restored because the right to bear arms has not been infringed. At about 05:01:50, He asked, During the testimony of Andi Turner, Legislative Director for the Texas State Rifle Association:
When did we lose them?…
Later he said, about 05:04:30 :
We never lost the right to bear arms in this state.