Texas Attorney General: Local Governments Must Allow Sale of Guns

Texas Attorney General: Local Governments Must Allow Sale of Guns
A worker unpacks parts for an AR-15 rifle at Delta Team Tactical in Orem, Utah, on March 20, 2020. George Frey/AFP via Getty Images
Zachary Stieber
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Local governments must allow the sale of guns even during a pandemic, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said in a legal opinion issued on Friday.

Emergency powers cannot be used to regulate or restrict the sale of firearms, according to the state’s top law enforcement official.

Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
Zachary Stieber is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times based in Maryland. He covers U.S. and world news. Contact Zachary at [email protected]
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