Exercising the Right
Constitutional Carry Comes to the Lone Star State
The New York Times reported on May 25 that Texas will be the most recent state to enact permitless carry for handguns, commonly referred to as “constitutional carry.” This makes Texas the latest and largest state to adopt constitutional carry, which is popular among Second Amendment advocates across the county. Texas joins 20 other states with similar laws. Texas Governor Greg Abbott hailed the legislation as “the strongest Second Amendment legislation in Texas history.”
Republican Senator Charles Schwertner, the sponsor of the bill, explained that constitutional carry was meant to “protect the right of law-abiding Texans to carry a handgun as they exercise their God-given right to self-defense and the defense of their families.”
Mike Cox, former head of the Republican Party in Hays County and former legislative director of the Texas State Rifle Association, dismissed concerns that the new law would lead to an increase in gun violence. “I think there will be a lot less of an effect than everyone is predicting…. When we passed open carry they said, ‘Oh my gosh, you will turn Texas into Dodge City,’” Cox laughingly told the New York Times.
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