In the latest legislative session, Texas lawmakers advanced various gun rights while eliminating 'red flag' laws, which allowed judges to temporarily remove firearms from individuals deemed a threat. Despite tragic events like the Uvalde shooting, the state's new laws aim to ease gun ownership restrictions. Recent studies indicate a correlation between permissive gun laws and increased firearm deaths among children. Effective from September 1, these regulations have sparked debate over gun safety versus individual rights in a climate marked by rising gun-related fatalities among minors.
"The laws take effect Sept. 1. Lawmakers voted to loosen gun restrictions days after the anniversary of the May 24, 2022, rampage in Uvalde, Texas, where a shooter killed 19 fourth-graders and two teachers."
"Texas's move to relax firearms regulations comes as deaths from gun-related accidents, homicides, and suicides outrank car crashes and cancer as the top cause of death among children ages 1 to 17."
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