CHAPTER 38. Persons Engaged in the Manufacture, Distribution, Importation, Transportation, Sale, Lease, or Transfer of Firearms and Precursor Parts [22949.60. - 22949.71.]
Chapter 38 added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 146, Sec. 1.
§§ 22949.60–22949.71 · 12 sections
- § 22949.60 (a) The Legislature hereby finds and declares that the proliferation of assault weapons, .50 BMG rifles, and unserialized firearms poses a threat to the…
- § 22949.61 For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply: (a) “.50 BMG rifle” means a center fire rifle that can fire a .50 BMG cartridge and is not…
- § 22949.62 (a) Notwithstanding any other law, no person within this state may manufacture or cause to be manufactured, distribute, transport, or import into the state, or…
- § 22949.63 (a) Notwithstanding Section 22949.62, any licensed firearms dealer may take possession of any assault weapon or .50 BMG rifle from any person to whom it is…
- § 22949.64 (a) Notwithstanding any other law, the requirements of this chapter shall be enforced exclusively through the private civil actions described in Section…
- § 22949.65 (a) Any person, other than an officer or employee of a state or local governmental entity in this state, may bring a civil action against any person who does…
- § 22949.66 (a) A defendant against whom an action is brought under Section 22949.65 does not have standing to assert the right of another individual to keep and bear arms…
- § 22949.67 This chapter shall not be construed to do any of the following: (a) Authorize the initiation of a cause of action under this chapter against a person…
- § 22949.68 (a) Notwithstanding any other law, a civil action brought under Section 22949.65 shall be brought in any of the following: (1) The county in which all or a…
- § 22949.69 (a) Notwithstanding any other law, this state has sovereign immunity, a political subdivision has governmental immunity, and each officer and employee of this…
- § 22949.70 (a) It is the intent of the Legislature that every provision, section, subdivision, sentence, clause, phrase, and word in this chapter, and every application…
- § 22949.71 This chapter shall become inoperative upon invalidation of Subchapter H (commencing with Section 171.201) of Chapter 171 of the Texas Health and Safety Code in…