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The bill was signed into law on June 13, 2015, and took effect on January 1, 2016. On September 1, 2021, new legislation became effective which removed licensing restrictions on concealed firearms. Texas concealed carry laws underwent significant changes with the introduction of permitless carry in 2021.
Texas is poised to remove one of its last major gun restrictions after lawmakers approved allowing people to carry handguns without a license, and the background check and training that go with it ...
The Federal Gun-Free School Zones Act limits where an unlicensed person may carry; carry of a weapon, openly or concealed, within 1,000 feet (300 m) of a school zone is prohibited, with exceptions granted in the federal law to holders of valid state-issued weapons permits (state laws may reassert the illegality of school zone carry by license ...
May 1—Texans may soon be allowed to carry a handgun in public without a permit, background check or training. In a span of a few weeks, Texas lawmakers have pushed closer granting "permitless ...
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.
Gun laws in the United States regulate the sale, possession, and use of firearms and ammunition.State laws (and the laws of the District of Columbia and of the U.S. territories) vary considerably, and are independent of existing federal firearms laws, although they are sometimes broader or more limited in scope than the federal laws.
Here’s what Texas and federal law states about guns on campuses: Are Texas school campuses gun-free zones? Yes, under the Gun-Free School Zones Act of 1990. This law makes it illegal for any ...
However, Oregon law allows a city or county to regulate open carry of loaded firearms in public places, with holders of concealed carry permits being exempt. (ORS 166.173) The cities of Portland, Beaverton, Tigard, Oregon City, Salem, and Independence, as well as Multnomah County, have statutes that do not allow open carry of loaded firearms ...