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Committee approves cleanup narrowing certain firearm-location prohibitions; cities and covenants remain relevant
Summary
Senate Bill 357, described by the sponsor as a cleanup measure, removes certain codified restricted locations for carrying center‑fire weapons where enforcement is impractical; the committee adopted an amendment adding cosponsors, heard a short public comment in favor, and passed the bill as amended.
Senate Bill 357, presented to the City, County & Local Affairs Committee and described by its sponsor as a cleanup measure, was amended to add cosponsors and passed by the committee on Thursday.
Sponsor Senator Ballinger told members the bill removes numerous codified locations where a person could be fined for carrying a center‑fire weapon and said in practice enforcement of those location-based restrictions was…
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