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Texans could carry handguns without a permit under bill headed to Gov. Greg Abbott s desk
By Sami Sparber and The Texas Tribune
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A measure long sought by conservative activists allowing Texans to carry handguns without a license is on the cusp of becoming law after the Texas Senate on Monday approved a compromise on the bill, sending it to Gov. Greg Abbott. We should have constitutional carry in Texas, Abbott told North Texas radio host Rick Roberts in April. This is a simple restoration of Texans’ constitutional right under the Second Amendment, a right of the people to keep and bear arms, the Senate sponsor, Sen. Charles Schwertner, R-Georgetown, said on the floor Monday. 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.
A protester holds up a sign in front of the U.S. Supreme Court on the morning the court takes up a major abortion case focusing on whether a Texas law that imposes strict regulations on abortion doctors and clinic buildings interferes with the constitutional right of a woman to end her pregnancy, in Washington March 2, 2016. Credit: Kevin Lamarque/REUTERS
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