Texas, unlike say, Illinois, is not a strictly "Home Rule" state. Vastly oversimplifying it, localities can't pass laws more restrictive than state laws. In Illinois, my cousin from Highwood cannot take her pistol and go down to the range near Plano (IL not TX) to shoot IDPA and pass through Chicago without risking arrest due to Chicago's more restrictive laws, and God forbid she should pass through Morton Grove.Keith B wrote:It's called preemption. See this link where it states a municipality cannot adopt a law preempting the state law http://www.statutes.legis.state.tx.us/D ... LG.229.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;Dirthawking wrote:
Still curious what is to stop a city from just being plain more restrictive than the state with their conceal carry laws.
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- Sat Jun 15, 2013 5:57 pm
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