ICYMI: Gov. Greg Abbott and Texas Republicans did this whole thing last year.
In Texas, however, gun rights groups have celebrated the current state Legislature, describing it as more gun-friendly than previous ones.'s request for comment, but the advocacy group said in a recent press release that it had high hopes Texas state legislators would legalize"constitutional carry," a term that refers to carrying a weapon without a permit.
"Unlike in previous years – where anti-gun Democrats were in charge of key committees in the Texas House – the committees in Austin look promising for passingBut even as Texas Republicans push pro-gun bills, several state legislators have introduced gun-restriction legislation. In January, state Sen. Sarah Eckhardt, a Democrat from Austin, filed Senate Bill 311, which would make it a criminal act toof a protest. Last week, that bill was referred Senate State Affairs Committee. State Rep. Lina Ortega, a Democrat from El Paso, filed several gun reform bills last November, on the first day legislators could file for the current legislative session. One of Ortega's bills, HB 118, would require background checks for private sales and transfers of firearms in the state. Another, HB 127, would bar people from open carryingDemocratic Reps. Vikki Goodwin and Ron Reynolds have also filed bills that propose tightening the background check system. Goodwin, who is on the state House's Homeland Security and Public Safety Committee, said deadly mass shootings, such as the August 2019 rampages in El Paso and Midland-Odessa, underscore the need for background checks, requiring safe gun storage and a higher level of safety training. "Instead, we have legislators filing bills to allow election judges to bring their guns to polling locations and to allow people to purchase guns without any type of permit," she told the"I hope we can pass some common sense gun safety legislation and show the people of Texas we are serious about public safety. We aren’t going to wait for the next tragedy and then say our thoughts and prayers are with you.", it has been defined as the free, independent voice of Dallas, and we'd like to keep it that way. With local media under siege, it's more important than ever for us to rally support behind funding our local journalism. You can help by participating in our"I Support" program, allowing us to keep offering readers access to our incisive coverage of local news, food and culture with no paywalls.
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