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Senate Bill 299 |
Senate Author: Estes et al. |
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Effective: 9-1-13 |
House Sponsor: Sheets et al. |
Senate Bill 299 amends the Penal Code to make it an offense for a concealed handgun license holder to carry a handgun and intentionally display the handgun in plain view of another person in a public place, rather than intentionally fail to conceal the handgun. The bill establishes a defense to prosecution for such an offense if the actor displayed the handgun under circumstances in which the actor would have been justified in the use of force or deadly force, rather than only in the use of deadly force.