Issue Position: Defending the 2nd Amendment

Issue Position

Charlie Geren has long led the legislature's efforts to defend the Second Amendment and allow open carry. He's one of Texas' strongest Second Amendment supporters because he knows it is excellent public policy. In fact, as our state has more strongly protected the Second Amendment, crime and murder rates have dropped dramatically.

Charlie voted to forbid the state from engaging in the enforcement of federal regulations of firearms. He co-sponsored related legislation to permit college and university students to carry concealed weapons in the name of campus security. And he voted to reduce the time required to obtain a concealed-carry permit in Texas. Charlie also lowered the License-To-Carry fee to the lowest cost in the nation -- a great step toward getting rid of the fee altogether.

As you would expect, Charlie is A-rated and endorsed by the NRA and Texas State Rifle Association.

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