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Senate committee votes 5-1 in favor of Rep. Schaefer’s permitless carry bill Share on Facebook Share on LinkedIn AUSTIN, Texas (KLTV) - A senate committee hearing on Rep. Matt Schaefer’s bill which would legalize permitless gun carry got underway in Austin Thursday. The bill passed committee with a 5 to 1 vote; Senator Eddie Lucio, Jr., was the lone nay vote. You can watch the final vote here. HB 1927 will go to the full senate for vote in the near future. If senators vote in favor, it will then go to Gov. Abbott. In addition to invited testimony, there were 146 public witnesses si...

Texas Senate committee holds hearing on proposed permitless carry bill Texas Senate committee holds hearing on proposed permitless carry bill The Senate Special Committee on Constitutional Issues heard public comment on House Bill 1927, also referred to as permitless carry or constitutional carry. It's a touchy topic that attracted dozens of Texans to the state capitol to testify before lawmakers. The Senate Special Committee on Constitutional Issues heard public comment on House Bill 1927, also referred to as permitless carry or constitutional carry. "What this bill does do is allow law-abid...

Sue Ogrocki/AP Donald Dahl, who’s been paying National Rifle Association dues since 1967, shuffled through the rotunda away from the House chamber at the Texas Capitol on April 15. That day was a long time coming for the mechanic and self-described “heavy-duty activist” from Round Rock, the Austin suburb. He had spent fifteen years hounding state lawmakers to expand gun rights. Like many grassroots Second Amendment enthusiasts, he couldn’t understand why Texas wasn’t one of the eighteen states that allowed citizens to carry a gun without a license or training. But finally, after yea...

As political pressure builds, Texas Senate looks for path forward on permitless carry for handguns As political pressure builds, Texas Senate looks for path forward on permitless carry for handguns 3 hours 56 minutes 13 seconds ago Sunday, April 25 2021 Apr 25, 2021 April 25, 2021 11:39 AM April 25, 2021 in News - Local Source: https://www.texastribune.org/ Share: With political pressure mounting, the Texas Senate is searching for a way to advance a measure allowing the permitless carry of handguns, even as support for it across the upper chamber remains in doubt. The Senate has been feeling ...

Hundreds of handguns and rifles for sale at McBride’s Gun’s in Central Austin on April 20, 2021. Credit: Jordan Vonderhaar for The Texas Tribune Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. With political pressure mounting, the Texas Senate is searching for a way to advance a measure allowing the permitless carry of handguns, even as support for it across the upper chamber remains in doubt. The Senate has been feeling the heat since the House approved what supporters have dubbed a "constitutional carry" p...