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Legislative Journal: Questioning where to ‘draw the line’ as Texas gun, abortion bills near home stretch Reps. Matt Krause, R-Fort Worth, and Carl O. Sherman, D-DeSoto, share their views on heavily debated gun and abortion proposals that are heading into home stretch of legislative session. (From left) Rep. Matt Krause (R-Ft.Worth) and Carl Sherman (D-Desoto) pose for a photo at the Texas Capitol in Austin on Tuesday, March 16, 2021. (Juan Figueroa/ The Dallas Morning News)(Juan Figueroa) 12:54 PM on May 4, 2021 CDT The third installment in a series of articles based on periodic conversa...

Texas Senate Committees Debate Public Safety Measures Constitutional Carry Bill HB 1927 Texans who can legally carry handguns wouldn’t need the state’s permission to do so under a bill approved by a special Senate committee on Thursday. The Senate Special Committee on Constitutional Issues was created by Lt. Governor Dan Patrick last week in order to consider HB 1927, a bill that would institute permitless, or “constitutional” carry in the state. Current law requires those who wish to carry a handgun concealed or in the open to complete a safety course and proficiency demonstration t...

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...

Police departments around the state have spoken out against permitless carry, but Republican lawmakers have pushed forward with it.

Texas Senate poised to vote on constitutional carry Bethany Blankley, The Center Square contributor © Provided by Washington Examiner A week after Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said he didn’t have the votes in the Republican-led state Senate to pass constitutional carry, he’s now saying he will bring the bill to the floor for a vote. Texas is one of the only Republican-led states that has not passed a constitutional carry bill. In constitutional carry states, residents can legally carry a firearm without a license. Sometimes referred to as Vermont carry, permitless carry or unres...