state “Constitutional Carry": 2020 bills p.1 & 2; 2021 bills p.3 and following

[Paladin]

TEXAS: Looks like Constitutional Carry, popular with the GOP base and with GOP delegates is getting short shrift from GOP leadership: governor Abbott and lieutenant governor Patrick. The only big player left to support Constitutional Carry is speaker Phelan.

Gov Abbott ignores Con Carry: https://www.texastribune.org/2021/02...lature-abbott/

Lt Gov Patrick ignores Con Carry: https://thehayride.com/2021/02/legis...-31-top-bills/

[Paladin]

Here’s a good America’s 1st Freedom (NRA) article explaining why Constitutional Carry is essential during states of emergency.

https://www.americas1stfreedom.org/a...-carry-matters

[Paladin]

The Iowa House has introduced a Constitutional Carry bill, HSB 254.
https://www.nraila.org/articles/2021...ill-introduced

Status of the HSB254: https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislati...a=89&ba=hsb254

[Paladin]

Originally Posted by Paladin

All eyes now turn to Indiana, Tennessee and Texas....
IN bill status: http://iga.in.gov/legislative/2021/bills/house/1369
TN bill status: http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Bill...lNumber=HB0018
TX bill status: https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup...7R&Bill=HB1238

TN Gov Lee is pushing Constitutional Carry but the bill numbers are different (SB0765/HB0786) from those at the TN link above (SB0318/HB0018)
https://www.wate.com/news/tennessee/...utional-carry/