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Texas Gov. Abbott expected to sign bill letting residents carry guns without permit
The Texas Legislature has given final approval to a bill that would allow residents to carry handguns in public without a permit, and Gov. Greg Abbott is expected to sign it Tuesday.
Lawmakers in Texas' House and Senate gave final passage to the "constitutional carry" proposal.
Under the bill, residents [not truly "Constitutional Carry" if restricted to Texas residents] over the age of 21 [shameful age restriction, American citizens can be made to fight and die in a war as young as age 17] could carry a handgun in public without any special permit. Current Texas law requires gun owners to be trained and undergo a criminal background check before they can receive a license to carry.
"Constitutional Carry is headed to the governor's desk," State Rep. Matt Schaefer, the author of the bill, tweeted after the House and Senate resolved differences in their versions of the bill.
Schaefer [and AlongCameJones too] also said he's disappointed that the final bill didn't include a controversial amendment that would have barred police from stopping a person legally from carrying a handgun without cause. Other lawmakers [Demos no doubt] hailed the bill. [Yep, there was a compromise here, damm it! Always some rotten apple to stink up an otherwise good barrel.]
"This is a simple restoration [though not a 100% perfect restoration, gotta couple rough spots in it] of Texans' constitutional right under the Second Amendment, a right of the people to keep and bear arms," said Sen. Charles Schwertner, according to the Texas Tribune.
"I think it is a bill that is the strongest bill I've seen in my legislative career regarding the rights of our Second Amendment."
Democrats, who are in the minority in both bodies, fear the bill will endanger Texans and make them more vulnerable to mass shootings. [The Democrats smoke too much funny grass from Mexico or sniff airplane glue for a hobby. How often do mass shooters obey any anti-gun laws? How often do they get a CCW just to go on a random shooting spree in non-CC states?]
"Texas is on its way to becoming a 2nd Amendment Sanctuary State," Abbott tweeted about another gun measure in the legislature, which would block any new federal gun control regulations. [such blocking of anti-gun actions by carpetbagger feds would be a good thing]
Gun News
Texas Gov. Abbott expected to sign bill letting residents carry guns without permit
The Texas Legislature has given final approval to a bill that would allow residents to carry handguns in public without a permit, and Gov. Greg Abbott is expected to sign it Tuesday.
Lawmakers in Texas' House and Senate gave final passage to the "constitutional carry" proposal.
Under the bill, residents [not truly "Constitutional Carry" if restricted to Texas residents] over the age of 21 [shameful age restriction, American citizens can be made to fight and die in a war as young as age 17] could carry a handgun in public without any special permit. Current Texas law requires gun owners to be trained and undergo a criminal background check before they can receive a license to carry.
"Constitutional Carry is headed to the governor's desk," State Rep. Matt Schaefer, the author of the bill, tweeted after the House and Senate resolved differences in their versions of the bill.
Schaefer [and AlongCameJones too] also said he's disappointed that the final bill didn't include a controversial amendment that would have barred police from stopping a person legally from carrying a handgun without cause. Other lawmakers [Demos no doubt] hailed the bill. [Yep, there was a compromise here, damm it! Always some rotten apple to stink up an otherwise good barrel.]
"This is a simple restoration [though not a 100% perfect restoration, gotta couple rough spots in it] of Texans' constitutional right under the Second Amendment, a right of the people to keep and bear arms," said Sen. Charles Schwertner, according to the Texas Tribune.
"I think it is a bill that is the strongest bill I've seen in my legislative career regarding the rights of our Second Amendment."
Democrats, who are in the minority in both bodies, fear the bill will endanger Texans and make them more vulnerable to mass shootings. [The Democrats smoke too much funny grass from Mexico or sniff airplane glue for a hobby. How often do mass shooters obey any anti-gun laws? How often do they get a CCW just to go on a random shooting spree in non-CC states?]
"Texas is on its way to becoming a 2nd Amendment Sanctuary State," Abbott tweeted about another gun measure in the legislature, which would block any new federal gun control regulations. [such blocking of anti-gun actions by carpetbagger feds would be a good thing]
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