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The referendum outlaws the possession of such magazines, requires background checks for all ammunition sales and mandates the reporting of lost or stolen firearms. [22] Under Proposition 63, any person who possesses a large-capacity magazine is guilty of an infraction punishable by a fine not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100) per large ...
Texas has seen a significant rise in firearm-related fatalities over the past two decades. According to the U.S. Centers for disease control and prevention, the firearm death rate in Texas has reached 15 per 100,000 people in 2021, marking a 50% increase since 1999. [12]
A September 2016 poll from USC Dornsife / Los Angeles Times showed 64% percent of registered voters in favor of Proposition 63, 28% opposed, and 8% unknown. [4] A November 2016 poll from Insights West showed 57% percent of likely voters in favor of Proposition 63, 35% opposed, and 8% undecided. [5] Proposition 63 passed, 63% to 37%. [6]
The Supreme Court’s decision in Bruen expanded Americans’ right to bear arms by arguing that modern gun laws must have a direct analogy in “history and tradition” – creating an enormous ...
Are Texas school campuses gun-free zones? Yes, under the Gun-Free School Zones Act of 1990 . This law makes it illegal for any individual to knowingly possess a firearm in a school zone.
2023 Texas Proposition 13; 2023 Texas Proposition 14 This page was last edited on 28 November 2018, at 09:58 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative ...
Proposition KK is the latest in a suite of anti-gun legislation that has passed through the state. Last year, a three-day waiting period was imposed on all gun purchases in the state.
As of 2019, nine states and the District of Columbia set a maximum limit on the capacity of magazines for at least some firearms. [ 10 ] [ 11 ] The nine states with high-capacity-magazine limitations are California ( Proposition 63 , passed in 2016), Colorado , Connecticut , Hawaii , Maryland , Massachusetts , New Jersey , New York , and ...