{"id":539112,"date":"2021-05-24T20:35:59","date_gmt":"2021-05-25T00:35:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=539112"},"modified":"2021-05-24T20:36:03","modified_gmt":"2021-05-25T00:36:03","slug":"texas-is-one-step-closer-to-becoming-a-constitutional-carry-state","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-is-one-step-closer-to-becoming-a-constitutional-carry-state\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Is One Step Closer To Becoming A Constitutional Carry State"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftexas-is-one-step-closer-to-becoming-a-constitutional-carry-state%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=539112&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/GettyImages-857223344-1200x800-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>The Lone Star State is one step closer to becoming a constitutional carry state after the state Senate passed H.B. 1927. If &nbsp;Texas GOP Governor Greg Abbott signs the bill into law, residents 21 years and older would be allowed to carry a firearm \u2013 either open or concealed \u2013 without a permit so long as they are not deemed a prohibited possessor.<\/p>\n<p>According to Sen. Charles Schwertner (R), the legislation rolls back restrictions on Texans\u2019 Second Amendment rights.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHB 1927 would recognize the United States Constitution as our permit to carry and allow all law-abiding adults, aged 21 years or older, to carry a handgun for the protection of themselves or their families, in public places, in a holster, without the requirement of a state-issued license,\u201d Schwertner told the <a href=\"https:\/\/tylerpaper.com\/news\/texas\/constitutional-carry-one-step-closer-to-abbott-s-desk\/article_b7baad84-f63c-510a-8745-b284d427402d.html\">Tyler Morning Telegraph<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s important to note that constitutional carry doesn\u2019t change who is legally allowed to possess or purchase a firearm. All the same rules for purchasing a firearm from a Federal Firearms Licensee (FFL), including a clean background check, still apply.<\/p>\n<p>Abbott has previously signaled support for the bill.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cConstitutional carry is moving in the #txlege. The strongest Second Amendment legislation in Texas history,\u201d Abbott tweeted last week. \u201cLet\u2019s get it to my desk for signing #2A #SecondAmendment.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"8.8311688311688\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Constitutional carry is moving in the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/txlege?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#txlege<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The strongest Second Amendment legislation in Texas history.<\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s get it to my desk for signing.  <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/2A?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#2A<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SecondAmendment?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SecondAmendment<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YkHA6l6cWK\">https:\/\/t.co\/YkHA6l6cWK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Greg Abbott (@GregAbbott_TX) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GregAbbott_TX\/status\/1395863666977878019?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 21, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>According to the bill\u2019s sponsor, Rep. Matt Schaefer (R), the governor could sign the bill as early as this week.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe did tell me personally he will sign it once we send it to his desk,\u201d Schaefer told radio host Dana Loesch earlier in the day.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"10.929824561404\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Will Texas become the 21st constitutional carry state this week? The bill&#8217;s author <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepMattSchaefer?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@RepMattSchaefer<\/a> gives <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DLoesch?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@DLoesch<\/a> an update on his legislation.<\/p>\n<p>Assuming it passes one final time in the Senate tonight, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GregAbbottTX?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@GregAbbottTX<\/a> could sign it into law as early as this week, he explains. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/w10PBJZaT3\">pic.twitter.com\/w10PBJZaT3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The First (@TheFirstonTV) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheFirstonTV\/status\/1396964226288144389?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 24, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The bill previously passed the House. It then went to the Senate where additional amendments were made. It had to go back to the House for the chamber to vote on and agree to the Senate\u2019s changes, and the Senate had to vote on it one more time before heading to Governor Greg Abbott\u2019s desk. That final Senate vote took place Monday evening.<\/p>\n<p>The changes to the bill include \u201ckeep[ing] intact a number of changes the Senate made to the House bill to assuage concerns from the law enforcement community, including striking a provision that would have barred officers from questioning people based only on their possession of a handgun,\u201d the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2021\/05\/24\/texas-constitutional-carry-permitless-guns-legislature\/\">Texas Tribune<\/a> reported. \u201cThe deal also preserves a Senate amendment enhancing the criminal penalties for felons and family violence offenders caught carrying. Among other Senate changes that survived was a requirement that the Texas Department of Public Safety offer a free online course on gun safety.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-plugin c-plugin--default c-plugin--narrow is-hidden-print\">\n<div class=\"c-plugin__inner\" readability=\"17.847058823529\">\n<div id=\"newsletter-subscribe-6632\" readability=\"30.870588235294\">If signed into law, Texas would become the 21st constitutional carry state. Other states that have permitless carry <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usconcealedcarry.com\/resources\/terminology\/types-of-concealed-carry-licensurepermitting-policies\/unrestricted\/\">on the books<\/a> include Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont, West Virginia, and Wyoming.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><i>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a&nbsp;<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>member<\/i><\/span><\/a><i>.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Lone Star State is one step closer to becoming a constitutional carry state after the state Senate passed H.B. 1927. 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