CHAPTER 38. Persons Engaged in the Manufacture, Distribution, Importation, Transportation, Sale, Lease, or Transfer of Firearms and Precursor Parts
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…