<Tr> <Td> State preemption of local restrictions? </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> LGC § 229.001 . </Td> <Td> State law prohibits municipal governments from regulating the ownership, transfer, storage, or licensing of firearms, ammunition, or accessories . Local ordinances can regulate the discharge of firearms (such as for noise, nuisance or public safety), but not in contradiction of state law concerning justified use of a firearm . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> NFA weapons restricted? </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> PC 46.01, PC 46.05 </Td> <Td> Texas Penal Code Section 46.05 requires that "explosive weapons", "machine guns", "short - barrel firearms", and "firearm silencers", as defined in Section 46.01, be "registered in the National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record maintained by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives or classified as a curio or relic by the United States Department of Justice". Prior to May 22nd 2015, Section 46.05 called "registration pursuant to the National Firearms Act" a "defense to prosecution". </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Peaceable journey laws? </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> PC 46.02, PC 46.15 </Td> <Td> A person may carry a loaded handgun without a permit while in or heading directly to a motor vehicle or watercraft they own or control . The statute does not specifically state the handgun must be concealed while heading to the vehicle or watercraft, and 46.02, which requires concealment of a handgun while in a motor vehicle or watercraft, is not applicable to a person while the person is traveling, pursuant to said activities . 46.15 (b) (2). </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Castle doctrine / stand your ground law? </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> PC 9.32 </Td> <Td> A person is presumed justified in using deadly force to protect themselves against an unlawful, forceful intrusion into their dwelling, or to prevent an unlawful, forceful attempt to remove a lawful occupant from the dwelling, or to prevent certain serious felonies such as burglary or arson . There is no duty to retreat from any place where the shooter has a legal right to be . </Td> </Tr>

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