Before Trying Revise Texas’ Gun Laws, Lawmakers Should Read Them
AUSTIN, Texas -(Ammoland.com)- On Thursday, January 19, freshman Texas State Representative Gina Hinojosa (D-Austin) and Students Against Campus Carry President Ana Lopez gave a press conference in support of Rep. Hinojosa’s proposed legislation to ensure that license to carry (LTC) holders carrying handguns under the state’s new campus carry law may not do so while intoxicated.
This caused veteran Texas policy wonks to scratch their heads, due to the fact that carrying a concealed handgun while intoxicated has been illegal since Texas’ original concealed handgun licensing law took effect 21 years ago.
Texas Penal Code Section 46.035(d) states, “A license holder commits an offense if, while intoxicated, the license holder carries a handgun under the authority of Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government Code, regardless of whether the handgun is concealed or carried in a shoulder or belt holster.”
A violation is punishable by one year in jail, a fine of up to $4,000 dollars, and a mandatory five- to seven-year revocation of the offender’s license to carry.
At a Jan. 11 meeting of the Texas Coalition to Reduce Gun Violence, Rep. Hinojosa stated that she wants to make …Read the Rest
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