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LGC §229.001. FIREARMS; EXPLOSIVES. (a) A municipality may
not adopt regulations relating to the transfer, private ownership,
keeping, transportation, licensing, or registration of firearms, ammunition,
or firearm supplies.
(b) Subsection (a) does not affect the authority a municipality has
under another law to:
(1) require residents or public employees to be armed for personal
or national defense, law enforcement, or another lawful purpose;
(2) regulate the discharge of firearms within the limits of the
municipality;
(3) regulate the use of property, the location of a business, or uses
at a business under the municipality's fire code, zoning ordinance, or
land-use regulations as long as the code, ordinance, or regulations are
not used to circumvent the intent of Subsection (a) or Subdivision (5)
of this subsection;
(4) regulate the use of firearms in the case of an insurrection, riot,
or natural disaster if the municipality finds the regulations necessary to
protect public health and safety;
(5) regulate the storage or transportation of explosives to protect
public health and safety, except that 25 pounds or less of black powder
for each private residence and 50 pounds or less of black powder for
each retail dealer are not subject to regulation; or
(6) regulate the carrying of a firearm by a person other than a
person licensed to carry a concealed handgun under Subchapter H,
Chapter 411, Government Code, at a:
(A) public park;
(B) public meeting of a municipality, county, or other governmental
body;
(C) political rally, parade, or official political meeting; or
(D) nonfirearms-related school, college, or professional athletic
event.
(c) The exception provided by Subsection (b)(6) does not apply if the
firearm is in or is carried to or from an area designated for use in a
lawful hunting, fishing, or other sporting event and the firearm is of the
type commonly used in the activity.