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Known by supporters as "constitutional carry", House Bill 1927 allows Texans 21 and over to carry handguns – openly or concealed – without obtaining a state-issued license, so long they are not excluded from possessing a firearm by another federal or state law.
While Georgia was the 25th state to pass a constitutional carry bill, Georgia is the 22nd state for constitutional permitless carry legislation to take effect. This law allows both residents and non-residents 21 years of age and older to carry handguns, long guns, and other weapons including knives, openly or concealed, in public, without a permit.
In 2019, three states adopted constitutional carry: South Dakota, Kentucky and Oklahoma. In 2021, five states adopted constitutional carry: Montana, Utah, Iowa, Tennessee and Texas. In 2022, three states adopted constitutional carry: Ohio, Georgia, and Indiana; Alabama enacted legislation to allow it beginning January 1, 2023.
Michael Cargill, owner of Central Texas Gun Works, trains a group during a license-to-carry class at the Lone Star Gun Range in Lockhart on Aug. 5, 2023.
A new gun law debate has pitted two longtime political allies against each other — law enforcement and the gun lobby. States like Georgia, Alabama, Florida and Ohio are all considering bills ...
House Republicans are not accepting the Senate’s version of the ‘Constitutional Carry’ bill.. A week after the Senate passed H. 3594, the permitless carry bill, House Republican leadership ...
HB 1927 (Constitutional carry): The measure would allow people to carry handguns in Texas without a concealed handgun license. [19] HB 3979: The bill would ban the teaching of critical race theory in Texas schools and limit what public school students can be taught about the United States' history of subjugating people of color. [20] [21 ...
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 ...