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Texas concealed carry laws underwent significant changes with the introduction of permitless carry in 2021. This allows most Texans to carry handguns without a permit, provided they are not prohibited by state or federal laws. This shift has prompted debates on public safety and the implications of more permissive gun laws. [10] [11]
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.
Those against gun control argue that these laws ignore two facts: Gun owners who store guns loaded and unlocked do so to keep them ready for use in defense against criminals; Defensive use of guns is both common and effective in preventing injury and property loss. Gun control advocates also favor CAP laws as a means of preventing gun suicides ...
But gun instructors and some gun owners still see the benefits in taking the classes necessary to obtain a license. Since the permitless carry law passed in 2021, Texans have not needed a license ...
The number of people stopped from buying guns through the U.S. background check system hit an all-time high of more than 300,000 last year amid a surge of firearm sales, according to new records ...
A federal judge has blocked the Biden administration from enforcing a new rule in Texas that would require firearms dealers to run background checks on buyers at gun shows or other places outside ...
A 2016 survey of federal and state prison inmates by the Bureau of Justice Statistics found that among prisoners who possessed a gun during their offense, 10.1% obtained the gun through a retail source (7.5% gun shop/store, 1.6% pawn shop, 0.8% gun show, and 0.4% from a flea market); 25.3% obtained the gun from an individual (family member ...
The NICS is not intended to be a gun registry, [1] but is a list of persons prohibited from owning or possessing a firearm. By law, upon successfully passing the background check, the buyer's details are to be discarded and a record on NICS of the firearm purchase is not to be made.