TSRA Email Andi Turner Legislative Director 4/13/2021
House Bill 1927 by Representative Schaefer is scheduled for the floor of The House for full debate on Thursday at 10. You'll recall that this bills DOES NOT eradicate the LTC system People who qualify to carry as an LTC (if the person isn't a felon, drug addict, fugitive from justice, etc) would be allowed to carry without a permit. Mostly, the people supporting these bills already carry, so the bills are more about rights being restored. There are now 20 other states as of today that have passed some form of Permitless carry. It's high time Texas joined them!
On the same day, likely after the Constitutional Carry debate,
HB 1500 by Representative Hefner will be debated on the floor. This is the bill that will prevent any Governor of Texas from infringing on our 2A rights during a disaster or state of emergency. This is not about the current Governor but rather seeks to make sure if we get any pro gun-control Governor's in Texas, they cannot disable our rights when we need them the most!
If you want to watch (or listen) to the LIVE proceedings,
you can click here at 10 AM on Thursday!