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Tex. Local Government Code § 280.005: FIREARM BUYBACK PROGRAMS PROHIBITED.
Where this section sits in the code
- LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE
- TITLE 8. ACQUISITION, SALE, OR LEASE OF PROPERTY
- SUBTITLE C. ACQUISITION, SALE, OR LEASE PROVISIONS APPLYING TO MORE THAN ONE TYPE OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT
- CHAPTER 280. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS AFFECTING ACQUISITION, SALE, OR LEASE OF PROPERTY BY MUNICIPALITIES AND COUNTIES
A municipality or county may not adopt or enforce an ordinance, order, or other measure in which the municipality or county organizes, sponsors, or participates in a program that purchases or offers to purchase firearms with the intent to:
(1) remove firearms from circulation;
(2) reduce the number of firearms owned by civilians; or
(3) allow individuals to sell firearms without fear of criminal prosecution.
Added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 607 (H.B. 3053), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2025.
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