Border
U.S. and Mexico are cracking down on southbound flow of guns to drug cartels, ambassador says
Posted on · U.S. Ambassador to Mexico Ken Salazar said roughly 70% of the guns that end up in Mexico come from the United States.
Tag: firearms
Gun control
Texas drops fight to prevent 18- to 20-year-olds from carrying handguns in public
Posted on · A federal judge ruled earlier this year that a state law banning young adults from publicly carrying handguns is unconstitutional. The state no longer plans to appeal that ruling.
Houston Matters
Gun buyback program, and a new Texas movie studio (July 18, 2022)
Posted on · On Monday's show: We get details about a gun buyback program from Harris County and the City of Houston. And we learn about plans to build a movie studio in Central Texas.
Criminal Justice
The man who shot and killed an HPD officer last week used an illegally modified handgun, bodycam footage shows
Posted on · The illegal modification can essentially turn a semi-automatic handgun into a fully-automatic weapon, according to police.
Guns
Permitless Carry Is Now Legal In Texas, Worrying Law Enforcement And Gun Safety Experts
Posted on · Without mandatory training, firearm experts are afraid of irresponsible gun ownership.
Guns
Here Are The New Texas Gun Laws Going Into Effect On Sept. 1
Posted on · While the state’s new permitless carry law has received the most attention, Gov. Greg Abbott signed a slew of gun-related legislation during the 2021 legislative session.
Guns
Permitless Carry Becomes Legal In Texas Next Week. Here’s What You Need To Know
Posted on · Starting Sept. 1, anyone who legally owns a gun will be allowed to carry it in public without a license in Texas.
Guns
Bill To Allow ‘Constitutional Carry’ Of Firearms Gains Momentum In Texas House
Posted on · Opponents, including firearm instructors and police, worry permitless carry would be a public safety risk.
Guns
Houston Lawsuit Challenges Texas Law Regulating No-Gun Signs
Posted on · A church and a coffeeshop allege gun sign requirements discriminate against property owners.
Texas
Texas To Launch $1 Million Gun Safety Awareness Campaign
Posted on · Gov. Greg Abbott signed the state’s budget into law, which includes a two-year gun storage safety campaign.
Houston Matters
Full Show: Gun Violence Study, Energy Outlook, And The Evolution Of…Evolution (Feb. 7, 2019)
Posted on · On Thursday's Houston Matters: A new study about gun violence. The 2019 energy industry forecast. The city's best new restaurants. And the evolution of...well...evolution.
Harris County
Sheriff’s Office To Store Firearms Surrendered By Abusers
Posted on · Individuals who are respondents to a protective order, which are common in domestic violence cases, will meet with a deputy and surrender the firearm for temporary storage.
News
Federal Appeals Court Upholds Texas Campus Carry Law
Posted on · A three-judge panel of the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a prior dismissal of a lawsuit filed by three professors at the University of Texas at Austin, which aimed to block the law and allow professors to prohibit firearms in their classrooms.
News
How Texas Educators Train before Arming Themselves at School
Posted on · The school marshal program allows certain school staffers to carry a firearm and neutralize active shooters on campus. Here's how participants train.
Houston Matters
Plans For 3D-Printable Firearms Available To Download Starting Next Week
Posted on · Cody Wilson of the Texas-based company Defense Distributed tells Houston Matters he has mixed feelings about the court settlement allowing his plans for 3D-printable firearms to be shared online.