Bonnen pre-files gun bill RE: buying a gun from other states
Posted: Wed Nov 19, 2008 8:46 pm
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Bonnen pre-files gun bill
By John Tompkins
The Facts
Published November 19, 2008
A local legislator pre-filed a bill that would make it legal for gun enthusiasts to buy weapons in states that don’t share a border with Texas.
State Rep. Dennis Bonnen, R-Angleton, filed House Bill 267 ahead of the 81st regular session of the Texas Legislature, which convenes Jan. 13. Bonnen said he authored the bill after a constituent told to him recently he couldn’t buy a rifle in Mississippi while on a trip.
“He just wanted to buy a .22 for hunting,” Bonnen said.
Texas law allows residents to buy a legal firearm only in the neighboring states of New Mexico, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Arkansas. The current law passed at a time when the federal Gun Control Act prevented sales from non-contiguous states, Bonnen said.
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