Texas HB306 prohibits certain transfers, purchases, and possession of firearms by minors and others.

Texas HB306 amends the Penal Code to prohibit individuals under 21 from purchasing or possessing firearms. It also bans selling, renting, leasing, loaning, or giving a handgun to someone intending to use it unlawfully or in an unlawful act. The bill further prohibits selling firearms to minors, those convicted of a felony within five years, or those who are intoxicated. It also criminalizes providing a handgun to someone under an active protective order or making false statements on firearm purchase forms while prohibited from possessing a firearm.

Texas HB306 prohibits certain transfers, purchases, and possession of firearms by minors and others.

Texas HB306 amends the Penal Code to prohibit individuals under 21 from purchasing or possessing firearms. It also bans selling, renting, leasing, loaning, or giving a handgun to someone intending to use it unlawfully or in an unlawful act. The bill further prohibits selling firearms to minors, those convicted of a felony within five years, or those who are intoxicated. It also criminalizes providing a handgun to someone under an active protective order or making false statements on firearm purchase forms while prohibited from possessing a firearm.