With the incoming Biden administration, Gov. Greg Abbott says that Texas should become a “Second Amendment sanctuary” to protect the state from federal gun rights violations.
The Texas legislature convenes today for its 87th regular session with only 140 days to complete its business.
Texas’ total background checks for guns and License to Carry applications last year set a record high.
Gun sales continue to soar across the state and country after the presidential election, even with a current low supply of ammunition.
Here’s a look at the gun-related legislation proposed in Texas ahead of the start of the legislative session in January.
The general gun season for whitetail started this morning, 30 minutes before sunrise, and will last as long as January 17 for south Texans.
Background check data from the FBI indicate that gun sales in Texas and across the country rose during October, likely driven by concerns about the presidential election.
Marcus Anthony Braziel sold the Odessa killer his rifle three years before the shooting took place. He faces sentencing January.
The number of federal firearm background checks in 2020 has reached an all-time high, even with three months still left in the year.
Texas and the country set new records on gun background checks for the month of August, despite a slight decline from July.
State Rep. Kyle Biedermann, wary of House leadership, thinks his constitutional carry bill could attract some liberal support amid civil unrest.
Of the 214,000 total firearm background checks conducted in the state in July, a record-setting 58,000 were for LTC permits. With the election looming, that trend may continue throughout 2020.
Amidst the coronavirus lockdown and violence erupting in American streets, Texas saw the highest number of background checks for gun sales conducted in the month of June.
Based on the number of background checks conducted, gun sales in Texas remained at record highs throughout May as some coronavirus lockdown measures remained in place.
If the change is approved, LTC holders would no longer be required to obtain written consent to carry weapons in recreational facilities managed by the government agency.
Based on April's background check data, gun sales in Texas remained high as nearly twice as many checks were conducted than during April of last year.
In light of panic caused by the coronavirus pandemic, gun and ammo sales surged in March. Here's a look at what some gun stores have seen.
With the various local orders in response to the coronavirus pandemic, some have argued that gun stores are not "essential businesses." The Texas Attorney General said they can't be forced to close.
Texas' primary elections are slated for Super Tuesday, March 3, 2020. Whoever is victorious between Davis and Leeder will face high-profile incumbent Chip Roy in November.
The number of counties in Texas to pass pro-Second Amendment resolutions is now over fifty, but some are beginning to avoid the label of "sanctuary."
