Wednesday, May 26, 2021 7:24:23 AM
Texas is going big on handguns.
Everything's bigger there.
https://www.theskimm.com/news/2021-05-26-3gLgFavveJJq4U6KHlWIcL
Yes, well. The Lone Star State has over 1.6 million active handgun license holders. Over the last decade, it's made it easier for Texans to arm up – like allowing rifles without licenses in public and cutting costs and training requirements for permits. The state already has some of the loosest gun laws in the US.
But now, it's going a step further. This week, the Republican-controlled legislature approved a bill that'll allow anyone over 21 (except convicted criminals and felons) to carry a handgun in public without a permit. Gov. Greg Abbott (R) is set to sign it into law. But not everyone is on board.
Tell me.
Supporters – including the embattled NRA – refer to this bill as "constitutional carry" and point to the right to bear arms under the Second Amendment. They also argue that removing permit requirements would help people better defend themselves in public.
But there are many critics – including Texas law enforcement. Police say it would put them and the public at risk, especially since the state doesn't require background checks for private sales. Gun control advocates also point to the Sutherland Springs church shooting (where 26 people were killed) and the recent El Paso Walmart shooting (where 23 were killed). Meanwhile, some of Texas's new covid transplants may be saying 'we're not in California anymore.'
What do you mean by that?
For several years now, tens of thousands of Americans from liberal states (like CA) have moved to Texas in search of greener (read: bigger and cheaper) pastures. And companies have either moved their HQs or made plans to relocate there. But the slew of conservative efforts pushed through by the legislature may have them doing a double take.
First, Abbott banned gov agencies from requiring face masks, threatening cities and officials with fines if they didn't cooperate. Then, the governor signed the heartbeat bill into law – one of the most restrictive abortion measures in the country. The state gov is also working on banning schools from requiring lessons on critical race theory and limiting transgender kids in sports and from accessing gender-affirming health care.
theSkimm
Texas is poised to become the latest (and largest) state with a "constitutional carry" law. And it comes as many are calling for gun control amid a growing number of mass shootings in the US.
Everything's bigger there.
https://www.theskimm.com/news/2021-05-26-3gLgFavveJJq4U6KHlWIcL
Yes, well. The Lone Star State has over 1.6 million active handgun license holders. Over the last decade, it's made it easier for Texans to arm up – like allowing rifles without licenses in public and cutting costs and training requirements for permits. The state already has some of the loosest gun laws in the US.
But now, it's going a step further. This week, the Republican-controlled legislature approved a bill that'll allow anyone over 21 (except convicted criminals and felons) to carry a handgun in public without a permit. Gov. Greg Abbott (R) is set to sign it into law. But not everyone is on board.
Tell me.
Supporters – including the embattled NRA – refer to this bill as "constitutional carry" and point to the right to bear arms under the Second Amendment. They also argue that removing permit requirements would help people better defend themselves in public.
But there are many critics – including Texas law enforcement. Police say it would put them and the public at risk, especially since the state doesn't require background checks for private sales. Gun control advocates also point to the Sutherland Springs church shooting (where 26 people were killed) and the recent El Paso Walmart shooting (where 23 were killed). Meanwhile, some of Texas's new covid transplants may be saying 'we're not in California anymore.'
What do you mean by that?
For several years now, tens of thousands of Americans from liberal states (like CA) have moved to Texas in search of greener (read: bigger and cheaper) pastures. And companies have either moved their HQs or made plans to relocate there. But the slew of conservative efforts pushed through by the legislature may have them doing a double take.
First, Abbott banned gov agencies from requiring face masks, threatening cities and officials with fines if they didn't cooperate. Then, the governor signed the heartbeat bill into law – one of the most restrictive abortion measures in the country. The state gov is also working on banning schools from requiring lessons on critical race theory and limiting transgender kids in sports and from accessing gender-affirming health care.
theSkimm
Texas is poised to become the latest (and largest) state with a "constitutional carry" law. And it comes as many are calling for gun control amid a growing number of mass shootings in the US.
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