Texas Senate votes to allow people to carry guns without a license during disaster evacuations

[TexasTowelie]

by Alex Samuels, Texas Tribune


The Texas Senate approved a bill Friday that would allow handgun owners to carry their concealed firearms without a license for up to 48 hours when leaving an area due to a mandatory evacuation order.

The legislation — House Bill 1177 by Republican state Rep. Dade Phelan of Beaumont — would allow those complying with an evacuation order to take their guns with them and temporarily carry them without a license so long as they’re not prohibited by state or federal law from possessing a gun.

The version of the bill is slightly different from the language passed by the House last month. State Sen. Brandon Creighton, R-Conroe, introduced a reworked version that shortened the amount of time Texans leaving a disaster area can carry their handguns without a license and added a provision allowing the governor to extend the two-day time period, if needed.

The Texas Senate approved the measure with a 23-8 vote. It will need to formally approve the measure one more time before sending the bill to the House. If the House accepts the revised version of the bill, the measure can be sent to Gov. Greg Abbott for his final signature.

Read more: https://www.texastribune.org/2019/05/17/texas-senate-handgun-disaster-declaration/

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

1. What could possibly go wrong?

[Turbineguy]

2. You know,

a pistol is very handy for hanging pictures!

You just never know when you're going to have to help a nice older Lady hang a picture.

[TexasTowelie]

3. Especially when it's during a disaster evacuation.

There's a sense of urgency to hang pictures during an evacuation. Don't forget to load the pistol and turn the safety off while on the ladder or stepstool.

[Javaman]

4. to quote the Simpsons...

"there's no justice like angry mob justice".