Senate Bill 1888 signed by Gov. Rick Perry makes it legal for Texas Residents to purchase firearms, ammunition, reloading components and firearms accessories from the rest of the country. Before the new law went into effect, Texans were limited in purchasing those items only from in-state merchants and those from New Mexico, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Louisiana. That limitation went back to a time when the Federal Gun Control Act prohibited gun sales from non-contiguous states. But the United States Code, specifically 18 U.S.C. Section 922 (b)(3)(A), had been updated to allow for interstate purchases. The new law now allows for approval of legal interstate purchases from the Federal Bureau of Investigations and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives. |