Texas moved closer this week to allowing unlicensed gun owners to carry firearms in public following a disaster. The Texas House has approved a measure that lets gun owners carry their weapons in the open, or concealed, for a week after a government declaration of a disaster. “It’s permitless carry in an emergency, and that phrase should bring fear to all of us,” said Gyl Switzer, executive director of Texas Gun Sense, according to the Express-News. The newspaper noted that Florida allows unlicensed handgun owners to carry them during mandatory evacuations. “I think one day constitutional carry will be in that vein, where it’s not a big deal,” Phelan said.

Source: Fox News May 02, 2019 21:04 UTC