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The Texas Tribune reports:
The Texas Senate gave preliminary approval Monday to a bill that would prevent cities or counties from holding a gun buyback program. The proposal also seeks to stop local governments from sponsoring or organizing such a program.
State Sen. Bob Hall, R-Edgewood, told lawmakers Monday it was a “necessary guardrail against misuse of local authority.”
Much of the debate on House Bill 3053 focused on the often fraught relationship between local governments and the state Legislature. State Republican lawmakers have spent multiple legislative sessions reining in city councils in the state’s largest metro areas, which are often run by Democrats.
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Hall last appeared here in December 2024 for his bill that would make Texas “immune” to all federal laws.
Hall first appeared on JMG in 2016 when he introduced a bill that would have overturned all local LGBT rights ordinances in Texas.
We heard from him again in 2020 when he refused to allow the “unnatural” Log Cabin Republicans to become an official affiliate of the state GOP.
In March 2021, Hall appeared here when he proposed allowing concealed carry in public schools. Also in 2021, he proposed banning all public and private employers from requiring the COVID vaccine.
WATCH:
2A Champion @wesvirdelltx EMBARRASSES radical gun grabber @GeneforTexas while laying out his first bill, which will prohibit the use of taxpayer dollars being used in government firearm “buybacks”
Tough scene for Gene.
Great day for red blooded Texans. pic.twitter.com/hPnwOXETmX
— Texas Gun Rights (@TXGunRights) May 13, 2025