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Known by supporters as "constitutional carry", House Bill 1927 allows Texans 21 and over to carry handguns – openly or concealed – without obtaining a state-issued license, so long they are not excluded from possessing a firearm by another federal or state law.
While Georgia was the 25th state to pass a constitutional carry bill, Georgia is the 22nd state for constitutional permitless carry legislation to take effect. This law allows both residents and non-residents 21 years of age and older to carry handguns, long guns, and other weapons including knives, openly or concealed, in public, without a permit.
In 2019, three states adopted constitutional carry: South Dakota, Kentucky and Oklahoma. In 2021, five states adopted constitutional carry: Montana, Utah, Iowa, Tennessee and Texas. In 2022, three states adopted constitutional carry: Ohio, Georgia, and Indiana; Alabama enacted legislation to allow it beginning January 1, 2023.
Michael Cargill, owner of Central Texas Gun Works, trains a group during a license-to-carry class at the Lone Star Gun Range in Lockhart on Aug. 5, 2023.
North Carolina Sen. Tillis, Texas Sens. Cornyn and Ted Cruz and Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley of Iowa together brought the Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act to ...
House Republicans are not accepting the Senate’s version of the ‘Constitutional Carry’ bill.. A week after the Senate passed H. 3594, the permitless carry bill, House Republican leadership ...
Chris McNutt (born 1986) is an American conservative activist and gun rights lobbyist who has advocated for "permitless carry" legislation, also known as "Constitutional Carry." [ 1 ] He is the president of Texas Gun Rights, a state affiliate of the National Association for Gun Rights .
A new gun law debate has pitted two longtime political allies against each other — law enforcement and the gun lobby. States like Georgia, Alabama, Florida and Ohio are all considering bills ...