06/24/2025

Texas Bans Red-flag Laws that Allow Guns to be Taken from Owners in Crisis

More states are working to expand gun access amid increased gun violence

Texas lawmakers handed a series of victories to gun rights advocates in Texas' recently wrapped legislative session, making it easier to possess certain firearms while banning red-flag laws that allow court authorities to temporarily remove guns from people who might be a danger to themselves or others.

Republican Governor Greg Abbott signed those bills and about 600 other pieces of legislation in a flurry of weekend activity before the veto deadline Sunday. The laws take effect Sept. 1.

Lawmakers voted to loosen gun restrictions days after the anniversary of the May 24, 2022, rampage in Uvalde, Texas, where a shooter killed 19 fourth-graders and two teachers, which ushered in a wave of calls for stricter gun laws in the state.

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