The Texas Senate on Wednesday passed a bill that would remove permit requirements for people to carry handguns in public, moving the bill that Gov. Greg Abbott says he plans to sign one step closer to becoming law.
The Texas Senate version of the bill, passed on a party-line vote, according to, differs slightly from similar legislation already passed by the state's House. That means the chambers will have to resolve their differences or the House will have to simply adopt the Senate bill, though it is expected to eventually make it to Gov."People are already allowed to have constitutional carry for long guns in the state of Texas.
State Sen. Charles Schwertner, a Republican and the chief sponsor of the bill, implored fellow legislators to take action to expand gun rights in a speech ahead of the bill's Senate passage. The Texas Senate Democratic Caucus, meanwhile, said,"Republicans in the Texas Senate have prioritized more unregulated guns at the expense of public safety." "Texas Senate Republicans are making it easier for dangerous individuals to carry a gun nearly everywhere they go," they added.
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