STATE
TEXAS GUN LAWS
In recent years, Texas has suffered some of the deadliest mass shooting incidents in modern US history, yet Texas lawmakers have responded by continuing to weaken the state’s most basic gun safety laws.
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Texas is by far the leading source of guns trafficked across the southern border and fueling gun violence in Mexico and Central America. In 2024, Texas had the 26th highest gun death rate among the states. In an average year, 4,471 people die from gun violence in the state. That means someone dies from gun violence every two hours. Fifty-eight percent of those deaths are gun suicides, and 39% are gun homicides. In Texas, the rate of gun deaths increased by 18% from 2015 to 2024, compared to a 15% increase nationwide.
EXPLORE TEXAS’S GUN LAWS
OWNER RESPONSIBILITIES
CHILD & CONSUMER SAFETY
OTHER LAWS & POLICIES
What TEXAS Does Well
- Mental health record reporting
- Child access prevention laws
What TEXAS Is Missing
- Universal background checks
- Gun owner licensing
- Extreme risk protection orders
- Most domestic violence gun laws
- Assault weapon restrictions
- Large capacity magazine ban
- Waiting periods
- Strong concealed carry law
- Open carry regulations
- Community violence intervention funding
SPOTLIGHT
GUN VIOLENCE STATISTICS
Explore facts, figures, and original analysis compiled by our experts. To end our gun violence crisis, we need to better understand where, how, and why violence occurs.
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Nearly 47,000 Americans lose their lives to gun violence every year. In communities, courts, and ballot boxes nationwide, GIFFORDS fights to save lives from gun violence. Will you join us?