Texans will be able to defend themselves better

A supporter of free gun possession laws with a handgun as he prepares for a right to possess event on Capitol Hill.

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Austin, TX.

Texas will now allow people to carry handguns without first getting a background check or training, joining an increasingly long list of states that are reducing the requirements for carrying firearms in public.

The governor of Texas described it as a measure of freedom and self-defense, and also related it to his current fight against the government of Joe Biden for the flow of migrants on the border with Mexico.

Advocates for gun rights have made significant progress in their attempts to relax possession laws. This year, several states have passed similar laws, including Tennessee, Utah and Iowa. Montana and Wyoming also extended the ability to carry a gun without the need for a permit. A law was passed in Louisiana, but is expected to be vetoed. Republican-majority legislatures in Pennsylvania and Ohio also consider similar laws.

Firearms sales have broken records since the coronavirus pandemic began last year and have continued to grow.

Groups that defend the possession of firearms approve the measure, including the Association National of Rifle (NRA), which says it will allow Texans to better defend themselves and remove obstacles to the constitutional right to bear arms.

The NRA has said it is the “most significant” measure for the right to own guns in the state’s history.

“In this increasingly dangerous world, people want to have the ability to protect themselves,” said NRA leader Wayne LaPierre, who attended the Texas signing ceremony. “Thank God, Texas is leading the way for the country by making it possible.”

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