Texas is going permitless carry
The Republican-led effort to allow Texans to carry handguns without any kind of license cleared what is likely its biggest remaining hurdle in the Capitol on Wednesday, when the Texas Senate moved in a nail-biter vote to bring the measure to the floor and then passed it.
The measure – already passed by the Texas House – heads to a conference committee for the two chambers to hash out their differences, unless the House accepts the Senate amendments. Then, the bill heads to Gov. Greg Abbott, who said last week he would sign the permitless carry bill into law.
House Bill 1927 would nix the requirement for Texas residents to obtain a license to carry handguns if they’re not prohibited by state or federal law from possessing a gun. The Senate approved the bill in a 18-13 vote along party lines, less than a week after it sailed out of a committee created specifically to tackle the legislation.
Yeah, constitutional carry always triggers the liberal media, so expect nonsensical coverage on this which will be followed by more hysterics over COVID. Texas will join the latest club of states that do not require a permit to carry handguns. It’s not just a red state thing either; Vermont has been a constitutional carry state longer than Texas. Bernie Sanders hails from that state, where an estimated 70 percent of its population owns a firearm.