Texas moves toward permit-free gun carrying, joining five other states this year

More than a dozen states have introduced measures this year to allow residents to carry guns in public without a license, according to Brady, a gun control advocacy group. Gun safety advocates said it’s not unusual for states to introduce such proposals but said the measures appear to be gaining steam. So far this year, five states — Iowa, Tennessee, Montana, Utah and Wyoming — have passed legislation allowing some form of permitless carry. The bills are an indication of