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The Texas handgun carry permit was previously called a "Concealed Handgun License" or CHL. This has changed on Jan 1. 2016 to LTC "License To Carry" and at the same time the laws changed to include "Open Carry". Permits are issued on a non-discretionary ("shall-issue") basis to all eligible, qualified applicants.
The state joins 19 others in enacting what some call “constitutional carry,” which allows anyone over the age of 21 to carry a gun so long as they haven’t been convicted of a felony or ...
May 1—Texans may soon be allowed to carry a handgun in public without a permit, background check or training. In a span of a few weeks, Texas lawmakers have pushed closer granting "permitless ...
No, constitutional carry is not allowed on Texas school campuses. In 2021, Texas lawmakers passed House Bill 1927 allowing anyone over 21 years of age to carry a handgun without a permit, also ...
The Federal Gun-Free School Zones Act limits where an unlicensed person may carry; carry of a weapon, openly or concealed, within 1,000 feet (300 m) of a school zone is prohibited, with exceptions granted in the federal law to holders of valid state-issued weapons permits (state laws may reassert the illegality of school zone carry by license ...
Florida issues a license to carry both concealed weapons and firearms, but others license only the concealed carry of firearms. Some states do not recognize out-of-state permits to carry a firearm at all, so it is important to understand the laws of each state when traveling with a handgun. [4]
Texas’ new law allowing most people to carry handguns in public without a permit or training came in part from The post No permit? No problem, Texas passes new open carry gun law appeared first ...
Heller, the first time it had struck down a gun law on Second Amendment grounds. The case did not directly concern laws restricting the carry of firearms outside the home. From that point on, more states adopted constitutional carry policies which is to allow both open and concealed carry without a permit, and the last no-issue holdouts gave way.