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Unfortunately I am afraid the commerce clause on gun manufacturing may not be a saving grace, due to the componants to manufacture.

You need steel for the gun - Texas does have a couple of nice steel plants but both Nucor and the old Chaparel plant use a lot of recycled autos to make their steel they came into the state via interstate commerce for the most part.

You need plastics - Texas has lots of plants making plastics and polymers, but some of thoses componants arrive through interstate commerce.

You need energy - Texas may be the only state that could clear this hurdle as the state is not dependant on interstate connection of it's power grid, natural gas, and petroleum needs.

Seems like a long shot at best, everyone is so intertwined at all levels and the power hungry idiots in DC will not relinquish their hold on power freely to the states. The very same states that relinquished that power by sucking their share of the FREE federal money to build roads, schools, flood control projects. All to keep from having to put their necks on the line by figuring out HOW to PAY for this stuff without putting their own little necks on the tax chopping block.