Several new firearm laws took hold in Texas on Sunday, loosening restrictions as to when and where weapons can be carried, one day after the state was rocked by a shooting in which a gunman killed seven and wounded at least 21.
A man opened fire during a traffic stop in Midland, Texas, on Saturday afternoon, firing at random as he drove down the highway and into Odessa. The shootings came less than a month after a gunman killed 22 people in El Paso and wounded two dozen more. TexasAs some legislators and Democratic presidential candidates renew calls for gun control, the state is making it easier to carry guns in churches, schools, apartments and disaster zones.
Here are some of the laws, which were passed during the state’s 2019 legislative session and which took effect Sept. 1.
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