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'Sawed-off' guns close to being legalized in Texas

Short-barrel or "sawed-off" firearms, once banned, are one step from being legalized in Texas. The bill, SB 1596, authored by state Sen. Brent Hagenbuch, R-Denton, would remove short-barrel guns from ...
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GOP Lawmaker Defends Legalizing 'Sawed-Off' Shotguns: 'We Just Don't Have That Kind of Gangland-Style Shooting These Days'

Texas lawmakers passed Senate Bill 1596 on Tuesday morning, a measure that removes short-barrel firearms — commonly known as sawed-off shotguns — from the state's prohibited weapons list. Republican ...
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Texas Wants to Make It Easier for People to Own Sawed-Off Shotguns

Texas is poised to make it easier for residents in the state to own short-barreled shotguns and rifles, rolling back yet another firearm regulation in a state that has experienced some of the ...
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Cherokee County man convicted by jury for possession of sawed off shotgun

Matthew Miller District Attorney Susan K. Treadaway announces that on Friday, August 23, a Cherokee County jury convicted Matthew Miller, 35, of possession of a sawed-off shotgun. By WSBTV.com News ...
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Sawed-off shotgun seized by police in Lancaster County, two charged

LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM)– A sawed-off shotgun in the illegal possession of two men in Lancaster County was seized by police. The loaded 20-gauge sawed-off shotgun was found at the home of Justin ...