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The first of three new gun safety bills, in part a response to the March shooting at the south Boulder King Soopers, was approved on a party-line 7-4 vote by the House Judiciary Committee Wednesday evening.
But what a difference there was between the angry crowds that filled the Capitol over gun laws in 2013 compared to the hearing Wednesday.
House Bill 1298 would change state law on background checks for firearms transfers as well as close what’s known as the Charleston loophole that refers to the 2015 shooting at the Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, South Carolina, which resulted in the murders of nine African American parishioners. The shooter obtained a firearm without a background check, because under South Carolina law the same as Colorado s if a background check doesn’t come back within three days, the dealer has to transfer the firearm to the buyer without it.
Texas moves toward permit-free gun carrying, joining five other states this year
Updated 11:17 AM ET, Thu May 6, 2021
Law enforcement officers stand outside the Texas Capitol in Austin on Tuesday, the first day of the state s 2021 legislative session. (CNN)A controversial proposal to allow Texans to carry handguns in public without obtaining a license or training passed the state Senate Wednesday, putting Texas on track to potentially join a handful of others that have passed permitless carry laws this year.
More than a dozen states have introduced measures this year to allow residents to carry guns in public without a license, according to Brady, a gun control advocacy group. Gun safety advocates said it s not unusual for states to introduce such proposals but said the measures appear to be gaining steam.
The first of three new gun safety bills, in part a response to the March 22 shooting at the south Boulder King Soopers, was approved on a party-line 7-4 vote by the House Judiciary Committee.
But what a difference there was between the angry crowds that filled the Capitol over gun laws in 2013 compared to the hearing Wednesday evening.
House Bill 1298 would change state law on background checks for firearms transfers as well as close whatâs known as the Charleston loophole. That refers to the 2015 shooting at the Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, South Carolina, which resulted in the murders of nine African American parishioners. The shooter obtained a firearm without a background check, because under South Carolina law â the same as Colorado s â if a background check doesnât come back within three days the dealer has to transfer the firearm to the buyer without it.
The first of three new gun safety bills, in part a response to the March 22 shooting at the south Boulder King Soopers, was approved on a party-line 7-4 vote