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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] This trend is attributed to several factors, including easier access to firearms and increased violence during the COVID-19 pandemic.
ATF Form 4473, October 2016 revision. A Firearms Transaction Record, or ATF Form 4473, is a seven-page form prescribed by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) required in the United States of America to be completed when a person proposes to purchase a firearm from a Federal Firearms License (FFL) holder, such as a gun dealer.
Generally, FFLs in all states must request a background check through the NICS before selling a firearm; however in some states non-FFL purchasers who possess certain state-issued firearms permits, e.g., a permit to carry a concealed handgun, may purchase firearms from FFLs without undergoing a point-of-sale NICS check.) [12] [13] For private ...
4. Gun Barrel City, Texas. Gun Barrel got its fitting name as a safe haven for outlaws like Bonnie and Clyde during the Prohibition era. The city's motto is "We shoot straight with you." 5. Virgin ...
In 2021, Texas lawmakers passed House Bill 1927 allowing anyone over 21 years of age to carry a handgun without a permit, also known as “constitutional carry.”
A 2021 Texas law designed to protect the energy and firearms industries is costing the state hundreds of millions of dollars in business-related activity while increasing costs for state and local ...
In June 2022, California passed AB 1621, which bans the use of CNC milling machines for self-manufacturing firearms. On September 26, 2023, the restrictions were expanded to forbid people without a license to have 3-D printers "that has the sole or primary function of manufacturing firearms", and to allow civil actions against people who ...
In 2023, federal Judge Reed O'Connor of the Northern District of Texas vacated the Bureau's attempt to expand the definition of a firearm frame or receiver. Judge O'Connor ruled ATF exceeded its statutory authority in attempting to redefine these terms and implement regulations of so-called "readily convertible" or "80% receiver" kits.