TX: Constitutional Carry
to go to Governor Abbott
Image from wikipedia
By Dean Weingarten. May 27, 2021
On 24 May, Monday afternoon, the last significant legislative hurdle for restoring Constitutional Carry to Texas was overcome.
After years of toil, time and trouble, of betrayal and loyalty, of primaries and resignations, a significant Constitutional Carry bill has passed the Texas Legislature and is expected to be sent to Governor Abbott.
HB1927, in its final form, passed the House 82-62, and reported privately to me, passed the Senate on a straight party line vote.
Constitutional carry is a reasonable facsimile of the state of law about the carry of weapons when the Second Amendment was ratified, in 1791. At the time, no government permits were required to carry weapons, openly or concealed, by any State or the Federal government. That situation remained the state of law for about two generations.
It is almost certain Texas will become a member of the Constitutional Carry club in 2021. It will make Texas the 21st state to join the club. There have not been any statistically significant ill effects from Constitutional Carry in any of the previous 20 states.
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In these times of somewhat increased Second Amendment gloom, this is at least another move in the right direction. It may not be seen as absolutely perfect but overall would appear to make many improvements.
