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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.
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
A state has passed full preemption of all firearms laws, with few exceptions. They allow open carry for all nonprohibited citizens and do not require a permit or license to carry firearms openly. Open carry is fully lawful on foot. A permit may or may not be required to carry in a motor vehicle, depending on the state.
Texas is poised to remove one of its last major gun restrictions after lawmakers approved allowing people to carry handguns without a license, and the background check and training that go with it.
Gun laws in the United States regulate the sale, possession, and use of firearms and ammunition.State laws (and the laws of the District of Columbia and of the U.S. territories) vary considerably, and are independent of existing federal firearms laws, although they are sometimes broader or more limited in scope than the federal laws.
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.