Texas already has one of the most permissive laws in the US in terms of weapons, allowing for example to be able carry a rifle in public without the need for special permits. The new law will allow anyone over the age of 21 to carry their weapon with them, except in cases of past convictions or bans imposed by a judge. However, the owners of public premises will be able to deny entry to armed customers and some federal controls, so-called "background checks", will remain in effect for the purchase of certain types of weapons.
For opponents of the law, the new rules risk increasing violent crimes related to the use of weapons. In particular, the massacres of recent years are mentioned, like those of August 2019 in which 30 people died, the shooting in a school in 2018 that killed 10 people and the one in a church in 2017 that left 27 people dead. For the supporters of the norm it is instead a «simple restoration of the constitutional right of the Texans sanctioned by the Second AmendmentAs Republican Senator Charles Schwertner explained, interviewed by the Texas Tribune (La Stampa).
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