Paxton claims that the city hall is violating a law that was approved last year for Texans to openly carry handguns. The defense of the ban from city hall, is that the building is exempt due to the law’s “government court” exception, which prohibits them “on the premises of any government court or offices utilized […]
That school is now taking advantage of the discretion granted by the law to create stronger restrictions on where students can carry than other colleges. For example, dorm residents can have…
If you’re not a peace officer on duty that day, then you couldn’t carry,” adding that “My concerns would be, if we do that for employees, there are some employees that, if they were concealed carrying
As Antoine attempted to escape, a brave customer, with his concealed carry handgun now in hand, followed him to the parking lot and fired several rounds at Antoine. The heroic customer, citing fear for his and his wife’s safety…
Back in 2015 Nevada passed a new law that redefined how they determine what other states permits they will honor. The repercussions of that new law continue to be felt and on a positive note
In the first part of 2016 Texas hit a landmark in the exercise of the right to keep and bear arms. Now over 1 million citizens have a license to carry (ltc) in Texas. This LTC allows the citizen to carry a handgun either open or concealed in allowed places.
This year things were a little different than in past years, because of the passage of Texas House Bill 910, which became effect January 1st of 2016, making the open carry of handguns, not just rifles, legal to Texas conceal carry permit holders. More notably though, president Obama was a keynote speaker at the festival, […]
On a Saturday in February, a man was standing on the side of the highway holding a sign warning drivers of a speed trap up ahead. He was open carrying his firearm which as of January 1st 2016 is legal in Texas if you have a valid concealed handgun permit.
The world of academics has surprised me once again. Despite no incidents of students attacking fellow students with their concealed guns; or students attacking professors during office hours in any of the states that have allowed campus carry for decades; the University of Houston still believes its a serious risk. Recently in a faculty training […]
Last year Texas changed the law to allow concealed carry on Public University campuses. Now Congressman Randy Weber of Texas would like to take it the next step to remove the restriction for all school zones.
