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Texas bishops oppose bill that would end handgun permit requirement
Texas bishops oppose bill that would end handgun permit requirement
People gather for a Sept. 1, 2019, vigil following an Aug. 31 mass shooting in Odessa, Texas. Catholic bishops in Texas sent an open letter to Texas legislators May 3, 2021, opposing the permitless carry bill that is moving to the Texas Senate. (CNS photo/Callaghan O Hare, Reuters)
By: Catholic News Service
Date: May 4, 2021
AUSTIN, Texas (CNS) Texas Catholic bishops said they are opposed to a bill pending in the state legislature that would allow people to carry handguns without a permit.
Writing to legislators and the state’s 8.5 million Catholics May 3, the bishops said the “permitless carry” proposal “would remove important safeguards to protect human life in our communities.”