A perfect storm of factors blew together for the Texas Legislature to pass the hallmark pro-Second Amendment legislation.
Several new pro-Second Amendment bills including constitutional carry and making Texas a “Second Amendment sanctuary” will go into effect in September.
The “quiet conversations” on background checks between the Texas Republican and a Connecticut Democrat have reportedly ended.
In addition to constitutional carry, the Texas legislature passed a number of gun-related bills.
To skirt the commerce clause of the U.S. Constitution, the bill would free suppressors made in Texas from federal regulation.
The governor is expected to sign a bill passed by the state legislature that would designate Texas as a “Second Amendment sanctuary.”
Texas is set to become the next state with constitutional carry, now only needing the signature of Gov. Greg Abbott.
As constitutional carry continues to make progress through the Texas legislature, the Senate approved a measure to eliminate the fee for a License to Carry.
The Texas House has until midnight tonight to approve their own proposals. The list of legislation awaiting a vote is over 300 bills long.
The constitutional carry bill working its way through the Texas legislature is now headed toward a conference committee to sort out the dispute over the Senate amendments.
A “Second Amendment sanctuary” bill was approved by the Texas House State Affairs Committee, marking another step on its the way to becoming a law.
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