TX Drops Fight Against Open Carry For 18 Year-Olds

The Texas Tribune reports:

Texas will no longer fight to ban 18- to 20-year-olds from carrying handguns in public. A judge ruled earlier this year that a state law banning the practice was unconstitutional, and Texas initially filed a notice that it would appeal.

But Texas Department of Public Safety Director Steven McCraw withdrew the appeal to the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals this week.

U.S. District Judge Mark Pittman’s ruling was the first major decision about Texas gun laws since the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in June that the Second Amendment protected individuals who carry weapons for self-defense.

Read the full article. As you’ll see at the link, gun advocates are celebrating.

Texas won’t try to ban 18- to 20-year-olds from carrying handguns in public. A federal judge ruled earlier this year that such a ban was unconstitutional, which Texas said it would appeal, but Texas DPS Director Steven McCraw withdrew the appeal this week. https://t.co/9s6Lz8cz6r

— Texas Tribune (@TexasTribune) December 21, 2022