Constitutional carry - Wikipedia....... As of June 16, 2021,
Alaska,
Arizona,
Arkansas,
Idaho,
Iowa,
Kansas,
Kentucky,
Maine,
Mississippi,
Missouri,
Montana,
New Hampshire,
North Dakota (residents only; concealed carry only),
Oklahoma,
South Dakota,
Tennessee (handguns only),
Texas,
Utah,
Vermont,
West Virginia, and
Wyoming do not require a permit to carry a loaded concealed firearm for any person of age who is not prohibited from owning a firearm. Permitless carry in North Dakota is applicable to residents only; nonresidents must have a permit to carry a handgun concealed or openly. Permitless concealed carry in Mississippi only covers certain manners of carrying. Permitless carry in Oklahoma applies to both residents and nonresidents.......
On April 19, 2021, the
Texas House approved HB 1927. The
Texas Senate approved an amended version on May 5. The House chose to reject the Senate changes and a conference committee was formed. The compromise version was then approved by the House on May 23 and the Senate on May 24. The bill was sent to Texas Governor
Greg Abbott on May 28 and he signed it into law on June 16, 2021. The bill took effect on September 1, 2021.
[73] The new law allows the carrying of a handgun without a license, openly or concealed, as long as one is 21 years or older, legally able to possess a handgun, and has not been convicted in the last five years of misdemeanor bodily assault causing injury, deadly conduct, terroristic threat, or disorderly conduct (display or discharge) of a firearm. Open carry requires a holster. Carrying long guns without a license was already legal.
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