New Legislative Push For Open Carry Gun Law In Texas Stirs Emotions

A sophomore Texarkana state representative caused a stir this week when he announced he would once again push for an open carry gun law when the legislative session convenes in January.

Rep. George Lavender hopes to spearhead legislation that would allow residents who have been approved for concealed-weapon carrying to carry holstered pistols in the open.

He was behind similar legislation that was not passed in the 2011 legislative session.

Texas is one of six states that forbids open carry in all forms.

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3 Comments

  1. Tim on December 4, 2012 at 5:37 pm

    Texas forbids all forms of open carry is not completly true. You may open carry on your own property or property that you control or have permission to do so on other property. I open carry at work for example and I work in auto repair.

    Long guns are always open carried.



  2. Bill Johnson on December 5, 2012 at 11:04 am

    Too bad Texas foesn’t follow AZ where we can carry openly or concealed & we don’t need a permit from the gov’t to do so.



  3. tony on December 28, 2012 at 11:21 am

    we need a open carry law in the great state of Texas