FEDERAL GUN CONTROL LAWS
SECOND AMENDMENT AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE GUN OWNERS
Appeals court ruling says alleged domestic abusers have a constitutional right to keep their guns Advocates for domestic violence victims were stunned by the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruling, which continued a string of court decisions citing the Second Amendment to erase gun restrictions.
| By Roxanna Asgarian, Texas Tribune | February 9, 2023 5 AM Central |
QUOTE FROM ABOVE ARTICLE
"In an opinion that sent shock waves through gun control and domestic violence advocacy circles, the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled last week that the Second Amendment allows people under protective orders for committing domestic violence to keep their guns."
Record deaths in Texas as Supreme Court decides whether some domestic violence perpetrators can have guns Guns in the home increases chance of death by 500% for domestic violence victims, reports show
| Courtney Friedman, Anchor/Reporter Luis Cienfuegos, Photojournalist KSAT ABC [Channel 12] | November 7, 2023 at 5:26 PM Updated: November 7, 2023 at 6:37 PM |
ASSAULT WEAPONS BAN BILL INTRODUCED IN 2023
Assault Weapons Ban of 2023
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 207-0)
Status: Introduced on February 1 2023 - 25% progression
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
To regulate assault weapons, to ensure that the right to keep and bear arms is not unlimited, and for other purposes.
2024 State of the Union Address: Biden called for the Assault Weapons Ban bill to be passed and sent to his desk for signature
Federal Assault Weapons Ban (Wikipedia)
NEW BIPARTISAN FEDERAL GUN CONTROL LAW:
Biden signs gun safety bill into law, takes swipe at Supreme Court
By Trevor Hunnicutt, Reuters | June 27, 2022 8:15 AM CDT Last Updated 6 days ago |
Senate clears bipartisan gun safety package: Breaking a filibuster on a 65-33 vote, the chamber sent the most significant firearms legislation in decades on a glide path to law.
By Marianne Levine and Burgess Everett, Politico.com | 06/23/2022 12:38 PM EDT Updated: 06/23/2022 10:44 PM EDT |
Opinion | No, This Isn't the Moment to Push for Gun Control. But It Can Be Done. Americans really do want change. But they're coming from very different places on guns, and tragedies can make those divisions worse.
Opinion By Austin Sarat [as seen on Politico.com] | May 26, 2022 12:15 PM EDT |
Austin Sarat, William Nelson Cromwell professor of jurisprudence and political science at Amherst College, is author of Lethal Injection and the False Promise of Humane Execution and an editor of The Lives of Guns.
The Science Is Clear: Gun Control Saves Lives By enacting simple laws that make guns safer and harder to get, we can prevent killings like the ones in Uvalde and Buffalo
By The Scientific American Editors | May 26, 2022 |
GUN CONTROL LAWS IN TEXAS
Gun Laws Guide (Texas State Law Library) | Gun Laws: License to Carry (Texas State Law Library) | Gun Laws: Owning & Possessing (Texas State Library) |
PERMITLESS CARRY IN TEXAS
Do I need a license to carry a handgun in Texas?
| Texas State Law Library Legal FAQs | Last updated March 8, 2024 |
TEXAS STATE LAW EFFECTIVE 9/1/2021: Relating to provisions governing the carrying of a firearm by a person who is 21 years of age or older and not otherwise prohibited by state or federal law from possessing the firearm and to other provisions related to the carrying, possessing, transporting, or storing of a firearm or other weapon; creating criminal offenses. House Bill 1927. (TX HB1927 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature) [LegiScan] | House Bill 1927. (TX Legislature Online) | Status: Completed Legislative Action. Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 70-2) Status: Passed on June 16 2021 - 100% progression Action: 2021-06-16 - Effective on 9/1/21 | [Colloquially known as "Constitutional Carry"] |
How Texas loosened gun restrictions despite recent mass shootings A 2021 law made it legal to carry handguns without a license or training.
By Deena Zaru ABCNews.Go.com | May 26, 2022 5:26 AM |
Confronted with mass shootings, Texas Republicans have repeatedly loosened gun laws Gov. Greg Abbott and other Republican leaders signaled an openness to some gun restrictions after recent mass shootings. But in the last several years, lawmakers have eased gun laws, most notably by passing a permitless carry bill last year.
By Kate McGee and Jolie McCullough, Texas Tribune | May 24, 2022 Updated 10 PM Central |
Permitless Carry Becomes Legal In Texas Next Week. Here’s What You Need To Know Starting Sept. 1, anyone who legally owns a gun will be allowed to carry it in public without a license in Texas.
By Florian Martin, Houston Public Media.org | Posted August 24, 2021 7:35 AM (Last Updated August 24, 2021 9:49 AM) |
Texans can carry handguns without a license or training starting Sept. 1, after Gov. Greg Abbott signs permitless carry bill into law Abbott, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and other Republicans who were initially noncommittal about the bill were under immense political pressure this session from conservatives and gun rights advocates, who have long lobbied the Texas Legislature for permitless carry.
By Sami Sparber, Texas Tribune | June 16, 2021 Updated 5 PM Central |
HOW OLD MUST A PERSON BE TO PURCHASE A GUN IN TEXAS?
How old do you need to be to buy a gun?
| Texas State Law Library Legal FAQs | Last updated March 7, 2024 |
NOTE: Uvalde mass shooter turned 18 and then promptly legally purchased his AR-15 assault style rifles and his ammunition. He also passed his background check.
Why 18-year-olds can buy AR-15s in Texas but not handguns This week’s massacre in Uvalde highlights disparities in how federal laws regulate rifles and handguns. The shooter bought two rifles days after his 18th birthday.
By Kiah Collier and Jeremy Schwartz, Texas Tribune and ProPublica | May 26, 2022 21 hours ago |
RED FLAG LAWS
Red Flag Laws Are Long Overdue In Texas: Here is What you Need to Know About the Shooting at Lakewood Church
| Everytown for Gun Safety | February 3, 2024 |
Texas is unlikely to adopt key provision of bipartisan gun bill — a red flag law to take guns away from people deemed dangerous Red flag laws likely remain a nonstarter among Republican leaders in Texas, where Gov. Greg Abbott already faced a conservative backlash after he asked the Legislature to consider them four years ago.
| By Patrick Svitek, Texas Tribune | June 23, 2022 5 AM Central |
Red Flag Law (Wikipedia)
Do red flag laws work?
By Martin Kaste, NPR Heard on Weekend Edition Sunday | May 29, 2022 7:55 AM ET |
How red flag gun control laws work
By Erin Doherty, Axios.com | May 26, 2022 |
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