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WHAT WEAPONS ARE COVERED BY
TEXAS CONSTITUTIONAL CARRY?
Handguns Only!
Much of Texas Constitutional Carry is about conforming handgun and long gun carry laws. With the
reorganization of Texas Penal Code Chapter 46 brought about by the Firearm Carry Act of 2021,
long guns and handguns are treated similarly. Previously, possession of any firearm including a
long gun was prohibited in any place listed in Tex. Penal Code Sec. 46.03, while places prohibited to
license holders carrying handguns were listed in Tex. Penal Code Sec. 46.035. These two lists have
now been combined in Tex. Penal Code Sec. 46.03, which means that long guns are now explicitly
prohibited in 51% establishments, professional sporting events, correctional facilities, hospitals,
nursing facilities, mental hospitals, amusement parks, civil commitment facilities, and open
meetings of governmental entities.
What is a handgun? Under Texas law, “handgun” means any firearm that is designed, made, or
adapted to be fired with one hand. See Tex. Penal Code Sec. 46.01(5).
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