Texas To Allow People To Carry Handguns Without Permits | MSNBC

The Texas Tribune political reporter Patrick Svitek discusses the new bill in Texas that would get rid of the current requirement to have a license to carry a handgun.

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Texas To Allow People To Carry Handguns Without Permits | MSNBC

[Blayze]

Its called “Constitutional Carry”. There are a lot of states already with it.

[singkewlaw]

DOES THIS INCLUDE BLACK MEN AND WOMEN FOR THE LAST TIME A MAN WAS JUST HOLDING AN "AIR RIFLE" IN WALMART, HE WAS KILLED BY POLICE!!!

[sarahbums]

i live in TX and this is terrifying.
getting and carrying a loaded gun should not be easier than getting a driver's license.

[tahustvedt]

In Norway we have an old saying that's been around for a long time that we use when something really crazy happens. We say: "It's completely Texas."

[general-cromwell]

You mean for everyone or for white people? That is the question.

[KevLo]

add Texas to the list of never go and visit

[AnarchYAshAubrey]

Such a disgusting state with a disgusting gov.

[cocacola]

Who wants this? 59% of Texans oppose unlicensed carry. Just feeding the base I guess

[Dan-udhz]

“People who feel safer with a gun than with guaranteed medical insurance don’t yet have a fully adult concept of scary.”
— William Gibson

[FirehorseCreative]

With unprecedented numbers of toddlers shooting siblings, parents and anyone else in their vicinity, what could go wrong with even more relaxed gun laws?

[andreaperry]

When things are tense advocating for people to carry will lead to trouble which is exactly what the GOP wants.

[humblerc]

Already legal in nh. Open carry always has been legal here, but a few years ago they passed legislation making concealed carry legal without a permit.

[cjk]

Moving to Texas seems like a great idea.

[gooddaymba]

Did you also train cops on how to respond when they see people carrying them ?

[Iwannaps]

The Governor took Red Dead 2 a little too far

[chuckhackett]

Why not? Got to keep the funeral business working.

[CODYORMOE]

So many people in these comments have no idea what “permitless carry” even means but it doesn’t stop them from proving their ignorance.

[osterlaich]

That's purposefully destabilizing an already unstable situation.

[boorockomamba]

Thinking more guns will stop gun violence
is like thinking more cigarettes will stop lung cancer.

[ginganinga]

The permit is called the second amendment.