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by jmorris
Tue May 28, 2013 9:14 pm
Forum: General Gun, Shooting & Equipment Discussion
Topic: air rifle in the city
Replies: 42
Views: 18401

Re: air rifle in the city

CWOOD wrote:
jmorris wrote:SB 1400 (Estes, R): Relating to the municipal and county regulation of air guns.
Impact: Prohibits cities from regulating the discharge of air guns on certain property, including private property if pellet traps are used. Also has other reasonable requirements. Prohibits counties from regulating the discharge of air guns except on specific county property.
Status: Final passage 5/22/13.
Actually, if you reread the SB1400, it prohibits municipalities from regulating the ownership, possession, transfer of air guns but the power of those municipalities to regulate the DISCHARGE the air guns remains unchanged.

Here is a link to the text of SB1400:

http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/tlodocs/ ... navpanes=0" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Sorry, didn't read the whole bill, just synopsis on some firearm site.

Run by some lawyer.
by jmorris
Mon May 27, 2013 7:24 pm
Forum: General Gun, Shooting & Equipment Discussion
Topic: air rifle in the city
Replies: 42
Views: 18401

Re: air rifle in the city

SB 1400 (Estes, R): Relating to the municipal and county regulation of air guns.
Impact: Prohibits cities from regulating the discharge of air guns on certain property, including private property if pellet traps are used. Also has other reasonable requirements. Prohibits counties from regulating the discharge of air guns except on specific county property.
Status: Final passage 5/22/13.

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