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You Can Now Carry A Handgun In Texas Without A License, Training Or Background Check

Gun rights advocates lauded the new state law for removing what they considered an unfair burden on firearms owners, but gun safety groups and law enforcement organizations opposed it.
Employee Curt Hubbard unloads a shipment of ammunition at Full Armor Firearms in Houston, Texas on June 17, 2021.

Texans can now carry a handgun in public without a permit or the background check and training the state previously required.

Gun rights advocates lauded — called "Constitutional Carry" by supporters — for removing what

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