Texas House Relaxes Airport Laws For Gun Owners

You’re in line for the TSA. You’re rushed. You forget to remove the handgun from your hip. Soon, you may not get in trouble. A bill that passed the house on Thursday would forgive concealed handgun license holders for such lapses. Republican Rep. Drew Springer’s measure would protect a licensee from being arrested if he…

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Bill Authorizing $10,000 Fines For ‘No Guns’ Signs Passes Texas Senate

A proposal that won the approval of the Texas Senate last week could leave concealed carry permit holders in the Lone Star State with fewer “gun-free zones” — under threat of heavy fines. The measure, filed in January, would not only prohibit many state and local public buildings from barring lawful concealed carry, it would…

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Cornyn Introduces Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act In Senate

Texas Senator John Cornyn has announced the “Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act” today, a bill that will establish the same sort of “common sense” acceptanace of concealed carry permits that everyone in the country currently enjoys for driver’s licenses. It would be utterly absurd to think that a drive from New York to Florida would…

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