BREAKING: Texas Makes Massive Move to
Allow Virtually Everyone To Concealed Carry
Posted By: December 3, 2016
This is
good news.
Owning a
handgun could become more affordable for those living in Texas if Lt. Gov. Dan
Patrick has anything to say about it.
On
Wednesday, Patrick announced that he had filed the paperwork for Senate Bill
16, which would eliminate any fees associated with obtaining a license to carry
permit in the second largest state in the United States.
Currently,
state law requires a $140 fee to carry a license and a $70 renewal fee every
five years. At these rates, Texas has some of the most expensive fees in the
nation. Such high costs can make owning a gun difficult, and law-abiding
citizens shouldn’t be kept from owning a gun because they can’t afford
government fees.
Perhaps
those prohibitive fees will soon become something of the past.
Texas
legislature doesn’t convene until mid-January, but a form already presented by Patrick showed that all
language referring to citizens paying a fee to obtain a license was removed.
Bedford
Republican State Rep. Jonathan Stickland supported the idea.
“We
do not believe that citizens in Texas should have to pay for the right to
defend themselves,” Stickland told KDFW.
The
National Rifle Association Institute of Legislative Action applauded the bill,
stating on its website, “No hard-working,
law-abiding Texan should be priced out of the ability to exercise his
or her right to self-defense.”
Citizens
would still be required to undergo background checks as well as proper training
before becoming certified, KFDA reported.
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SB
16 is definitely good news for Texans. If passed, it would help allow all
citizens, regardless of income level, equal access to personal protection. The
Second Amendment right to bear arms is one of our most basic freedoms, and
it should be affordable for all who wish to exercise that right.
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Texas bill could make getting a concealed carry license free
Shaun Rabb reports.
Posted:Dec 01 2016 04:40PM CST
Updated:Dec 05 2016 02:40PM CST
The
National Rifle Association is applauding a bill pre-filed in Texas that would
reduce the cost of obtaining a license to
carry a concealed handgun.
There's a
move by lawmakers to go beyond just reducing the fees
to carry a weapon. They feel like there should be no fees at all.
Current
state law requires a five-hour class that
costs between $75-100, a $140 license fee to the state and a $10 fingerprint
free. And once people get a license, there is a $70 renewal fee every five
years. Texas has what may be the most expensive fees in the nation.
But some
lawmakers in the legislature don't think
citizens should have to pay for their constitutional right to carry.
While
Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick hasn't weighed in on the measure, he said he
fully supports lowering the fees for a
license to carry in Texas.
Kimberly
Black handles her business with a glock at DFW Gun Range, where license to
carry classes are underway.
As a
licensed instructor herself, Black feels the more than $200 in fees keep some
people from getting a license
“I don’t
think it should be something where they are prohibited because of the fact they
can't afford to pay for it,” she explained.
Bedford
Republican State Rep. Jonathan Stickland, who also authored the open carry
measure that is now law in Texas, is leading
the charge for constitutional carry without having to pay license fees.
“This
would make it optional. We do not believe that citizens in Texas should have to
pay for the right to defend themselves,” Stickland said.
Several states have already passed laws where licenses to
carry are no longer necessary. The idea of constitutional carry is framed in
the Second Amendment — the right to bear arms. Stickland says gun owners should
receive training and background checks but shouldn’t be required to obtain a
license.
“So we're
hoping that Texas becomes the eleventh state to pass constitutional carry,”
Stickland said. “There are a number of other states where it’s introduced right
now. It really has become the norm. And frankly, for the history of our country, it was the norm.”
In the
last session, Stickland also proposed constitutional carry but did not pass.
But it could be on target for a different outcome in the next legislative
session in January.
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SOURCE: http://www.fox4news.com/news/220960570-story
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