Texas Expands Gun Rights With Ban on Red Flag Orders, Firearm Buybacks

The new laws expand carry rights in Texas, protect gun owner privacy, and bar local governments from hosting buyback programs.
Texas Expands Gun Rights With Ban on Red Flag Orders, Firearm Buybacks
Handguns are displayed in an exhibition booth during the annual National Rifle Association meeting in Dallas, on May 17, 2024. Shelby Tauber/Reuters
Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has signed a series of pro-gun bills, including measures to block enforcement of red flag laws, ban local gun buyback programs, legalize certain restricted firearms, and broaden recognition of out-of-state carry permits.

The new laws—part of a broader push by Republican lawmakers to limit government restrictions on gun owners—were among roughly 600 bills signed by Abbott ahead of a June 22 veto deadline.
Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
Reporter
Tom Ozimek is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times. He has a broad background in journalism, deposit insurance, marketing and communications, and adult education.
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