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Transcript: Texas Governor Abbott signs 7 gun bills into law, including ‘constitutional carry’

David Sears: New at noon, Governor Greg Abbott is in town today and assigned several pieces of Second Amendment legislation.

Female News Speaker: He was just at the Alamo and that’s where our Erica Hernandez is live at with the details. Erica just how many pieces of legislation did the Governor sign this afternoon?

Erica Hernandez: Well, today he did sign 7 bills, those were 3 Senate bills and 4 House bills all having to do with the Second Amendment. Now Governor Abbott was joined by the Lt. Governor, the Texas House Speaker, several members of the Legislature, and representatives of the NRA. Of the bills he signed, one included the controversial permitless carry bill which allows Texans who are 21 years and older to carry a firearm without a license or training. Opponents of the bill were against it as they said it would remove barriers aimed at keeping people who are not legally fit to possess a gun from carrying one. Despite that, it was passed, and Governor Abbott today said these bills now make Texas a Second Amendment sanctuary state.

Governor Abbott: You can understand why we are pushing back against this narrative across America where people are saying from the federal level to the local level that Second Amendment rights are under assault. That government officials are saying, heck yes, government is coming to take your guns. Texas will not let that happen.

Erica Hernandez: Now there will still be public places guns aren’t allowed even under this law and that includes places like airports, schools, sporting events, bars, hospitals, and courtrooms. Texas now joins 19 other states that have passed constitutional carry laws. All these laws he signed today do go into effect September 1st. Live at the Alamo, KSAT 12 News.

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