I love how the media is portraying this bill as now everyone inTexas can carry a firearm. Below is an excerpt from the actual bill:
Section 23, Article I, of the Texas Constitution | |
| secures for Texas citizens the right to keep and bear arms; |
| (3) persons who are currently prohibited from |
| possessing firearms under state and federal law will not gain the |
| right to possess or carry a firearm under this legislation; and |
| (4) persons who are currently prohibited from |
| possessing a firearm include: persons convicted of a felony as |
| described by the provisions of Section 46.04, Penal Code, persons |
| convicted of certain assault offenses under Section 22.01, Penal |
| Code, punishable as a Class A misdemeanor and involving a member of |
| the person's family or household, certain persons who are the |
| subject of a protective order under Section 46.04(c), Penal Code, |
| and persons meeting any of the criteria listed in 18 U.S.C. Section |
| 922(g), including persons adjudicated to be mentally incompetent. |
Now, I’m not saying this bill will stop those who aren’t allowed to carry firearms, well because criminals are criminals. But just goes to show how media will manipulate (lies of omission) people to think that there are no gun laws now. Link to bill is below in case anyone wants to read it.
https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB01927E.htm