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May 4th, 2017
A patron of an Arlington, Texas, restaurant who is licensed to carry a concealed handgun pulled his weapon and shot a gunman shortly who had just killed the store manager. The assailant and manager died from their wounds at...
June 9th, 2014
The National Rifle Association has rolled back an earlier statement criticizing “open carry” rallies in Texas in which gun rights advocates have brought military-style assault rifles into public places.
March 12th, 2013
The following notice was sent out by the NRA's Institute for Legislative Affairs about Gun Rights issues before this session of the Texas Legislature. For those who support the Second Amendment, this is an important day to...
January 9th, 2013
As Commissioner of the Texas General Land Office, Jerry Patterson is tasked with a wide variety of responsibilities to the people of Texas. Many of these responsibilities are not well known so I sat down with Commissioner...
May 18th, 2016
Over 1 million Texans are now licensed to carry a handgun. Harris County (Houston) leads the state with nearly 150,000 licensees.
October 18th, 2013
Only in Texas.... well, actually I should correct myself to say that rallies like this only happen in Texas. People openly carrying guns happens all over America. Surprisingly, openly carrying modern handguns in Texas is...
January 25th, 2013
During the 2011 Legislature, the Texas House of Representatives passed a bill out of committee that would allow licensed concealed carry permit holders the option of carrying a firearm open or concealed. The bill did not...
May 1st, 2011
NOTE: This article is about a bill in the 2011 Texas Legislature. That bill did not clear Calendars and did not become law. See new story about 2013 HB 700 in the current legislative session for...
