Guns

A Gun Rights Organization Staged a Re-Enactment of the “Charlie Hebdo” Shooting

How would the French cartoonists have done if they’d been armed with rifles instead of pens? 

Will Annie Get Her Gun?

How likely is it that open-carry legislation will make it to Greg Abbott’s desk this session?

After An Open Carry Tarrant County Member Was Charged With Shooting Her Husband And His Daughter, All Sides Of The Gun Debate Got Ugly

A 35-year-old Arlington woman was arrested last week for the murder of her husband and stepdaughter, and her political affiliations make this an especially heated case.

The Rise of Armed Teachers

They’ve already existed in some districts for years, but now some school employees are getting intensive, police-style training in how to respond to a shooting.

Open Carry Texas Did Not March in Houston’s Fifth Ward This Weekend

A controversial rally by the Open Carry Texas group in an historically African-American neighborhood was rejected by community leaders, leading to an indefinite postponement. 

Even the NRA is Sick of the Open Carry Demonstrations in Texas

In a strongly-worded letter, the nation's premiere gun-rights organization called out the activities of Open Carry groups in Texas. 

Open Carry Advocates Scared the Sourdough Out of a Bunch of Jack in the Box Employees

Not the best way to get yourself a side of fries with that.

Banana-Suited Man Arrested In Beaumont While Brandishing an AK-47

Note to open carry advocates: Hitching your wagon to people in banana costumes might not be the look you're going for. 

Even Scalia *Might* Agree That This Beaumont Man Should Be Arrested for the Way He Carried His Gun Through a Mall

A few days after the holidays, Derek Poe—a Beaumont gun store owner—was arrested for walking around a shopping mall with an AR-15 strapped to his back. While Texas allows for long guns to be openly carried in public, the question about whether or not Poe was committing a crime is

The First Presbyterian Church of Dallas Is Holding Another Gun Buyback Next Weekend

Last time the First Presbyterian Church of Dallas held a gun buyback event, it caused a stir. Will this one cause the same outcry?

A&M Law Professor Wants To Repeal The Second Amendment

Which will simply never happen. But that didn't stop the proposal from inspiring outrage. 

Fred Yazdi Was Convicted Of Murder Late Last Night

On February 3, 2012, Fred Yazdi shot and killed 23-year-old Enrique Recio. In the latest test of Texas's Castle Doctrine, his trial ended last night with a conviction.

Here’s How Saturday’s Open Carry Demonstration At The Alamo Turned Out

Saturday's open carry demonstration at the Alamo—which defied a city ordinance and featured a speaking appearance by Lieutenant Governor candidate Jerry Patterson—attracted a lot of coverage.

Jerry Patterson Wants You to Bring Your Guns to the Alamo

If someone handed me a flier that declared, "Get your guns & Head to San Antonio," I would probably get in my car and head for Dallas as fast as I could.

The Smile Machine

Perry and his pals celebrated the release of the first precision-guided firearms at the Mason ranch of TrackingPoint founder John McHale.

What Is Going on With Calendars?

How could Chairman Todd Hunter allow HB 1076, by Steve Toth — the “nullification” bill — to get on the general state calendar? Calendars is not a charity booth for clueless tea party members. It’s serious business. This is the worst breach of the way Calendars is supposed

Founding Firearms

Texans don’t love guns just because we’re Texans.

Hate Taxes? Buy Some Guns

State representative Jeff Leach is pushing a bill that would create a tax-free holiday on the sale of guns.

Fewer Weapons Found In Texas Schools

A 35 percent drop over six years, according to a recent report.

Panhandle Church Offers Concealed Handgun License Classes

"We've always attempted to think outside the box as far as what the needs of the community are," said Rev. Brad Foster, Calvary Baptist Church's senior pastor.

Rick Perry: Teachers Should Be Able to Carry Concealed Handguns

The governor, speaking to a tea party group in a suburb of Fort Worth, held that those with concealed carry permits should be able to bring their guns everywhere.

Louie Gohmert: Arm the Principals and Teachers

On a day that no other U.S. senator was willing to be interviewed on TV about gun rights, Rep. Louie Gohmert joined Texas Land Commissioner Jerry Patterson in calling for more guns in schools.

Print Your Own Gun?

A second-year University of Texas law student has raised $20,000 towards his goal of enabling gun enthusiasts to use three-dimensional printers to make their own guns at home.

Children’s Birthday Parties: Coming to a Gun Range Near You?

A new gun range in Lewisville will include specially-made facilities for hosting children's birthday parties. 

What Rick Perry Wants to Do to Those Declining Poll Numbers

Freed from the presidential campaign grind, the governor returns to the comfort of home, home on the firing range.

Ted Nugent

“Political correctness really is a mental disorder.”

Guns in school and everywhere else

I can’t conceive of any valid argument against expanded federal background checks for gun sales. We came within one vote on the Public Safety committee when Bush was governor of passing a requirement for background checks, and my recollection is that Bush killed it with a phone call.If

Is Fear of Obama’s Reelection Prompting Run on Gun Stores?

Local gun stores have seen record sales, and in 2011, the FBI conducted more than one million background checks in Texas alone. 

The Guns-on-Campus hearing

This is a report from Texas Monthly's intern, Abby Rapoport, on the Public Safety committee hearing of March 30 on Joe Driver's bill allowing guns on campus. It was four hours into the meeting before Public Safety made it to the issue that had brought crowds. Joe Driver presented HB

Happiness Is a Warm Gun

In the state with the nation’s most celebrated concealed carry law, is it any wonder that the annual convention of pistol packers, peddlers, and promoters was number one with a bullet?

Sharp Shooter

Richard Young knows it takes a lot of practice—and a little natural ability—to be a proficient cowboy action-shooter.

Goat or Hero?

How clueless is Congressman Steve Stockman? Plus: Life, death, and race in East Texas.

Shots in the Dark

Two grim incidents involving guns, three dead teenagers: Reflections on self-defense.

Parting Shots

Biting the Bullet

If you plan to pack heat, you’ll have to go to school first. Here’s what you’re in for.

To Pack and Pack Not

We asked twenty famous Texans: Will you carry a gun?

“I Shot to Kill”

When burglars targeted my Dallas business for repreated break-ins, I felt violated—and I fought back.

Open Season

Are gun sellers responsible for gun deaths? Gun store owners and gun show promoters each say no, but that may be all they agree on.

Fear and Loading

At the state capitol, where talk of concealed weapons consumes us still, emotion is winning the day.

Are Texans Gun Crazy?

During the first week of April, as the Legislature considered the case for concealed weapons, Texas mourned the consequences of two gun-related tragedies in Corpus Christi: the murder of Tejano superstar Selena Quintanilla Perez and the shooting of five workers at a refinery inspection company by a disgruntled

Shooting Star

Arms maker Jim Leatherwood produces one ugly gun.

A Round Per Second

Unfortunately, we couldn’t find any pumpkins; they would have shown vividly the violence these guns could do. But we didn’t let that slight disappointment stop us. At a remote rifle range, we blasted away. Or, to be precise, I blasted away, as my two friends, a law enforcement officer and

Have Guns, Will Travel

Do you want a rare antique muzzle-loader or a holdup pistol that can’t be traced? You can find them both at a gun show.

The Fastest Gun in the West

Being a straight shooter is its own reward.