TEXAS CONSTITUTIONAL CARRY BILL - AUTHORED BY BLACK REPUBLICAN - ADVANCES TO HOUSE FLOOR

Carrying a firearm without a permit in Texas may have a new chance to become law this year.

The Texas House Homeland Security and Public Safety Committee favorably reported a bill that would allow permitless carry in the Lone Star State. House Bill 1911, would allow Texans over 21 years of age to carry a firearm without the standard licensing. It would also eliminate required firearms training. State Rep. James White, R-Hillister, authored the bill this session. He said the training and licenses should not trump Second Amendment rights. “It doesn’t matter if they’re on the left or the right, or in the in the middle,” he said during a March 25 hearing. “Everybody wants their rights.”

Governor Greg Abbott made protecting and expanding second amendment rights a priority for the 87th legislative session.