RESTORE FAITH IN LAW-ABIDING TEXANS. 4 THE AUTHOR WOULD ALLOW TEXANS 21 AND UP AND OTHERWISE LEGALLY ABLE TO CARRY A GUN TO DO SO WITHOUT NEEDING A LICENSE. CURRENTLY TO GET A LICENSE GUNOWNERS ARE REQUIRED TO UNDERGO FOUR HOURS OF TRAINING, PASS A TEST AND SHOW BASIC SHOOTING SKILLS.
>> WE KNOW FULL WELL THAT BY REMOVING THE SAFEGUARDS THAT HAVE BEEN IN PLACE FOR DECADES, MORE PEOPLE WILL DIE. >> NO ONE SHOULD HAVE TO HAVE A PERMIT. >> Reporter: THERE WAS STRONG CRITICISM FROM LAW ENFORCEMENT WHO GATHERED ON THE STEPS OF THE CAPITAL. >> Reporter: 60 FAITH LEADERS
SHOOTING AND KILLING THAT IS TEARING THE HEART OUT OF THE COMMUNITY. >> THE VOTE CAME DOWN 8456. THE HOUSE WILL VOTE ONE MORE TIME AS A FORMALITY. >> THE SENATE PASSED A BILL THAT WOULD BAN TRANSGENDER STUDENTS FROM PLAYING SPORTS WITH THE GENDER THEY IDENTIFY