Dallas cannot enact local firearm ordinances — Texas Local Government Code Section 229.001 preempts municipal regulation of the transfer, ownership, keeping, transportation, licensing, or registration of firearms. Carry, purchase, and possession rules are uniform statewide.
Under Tex. Loc. Gov't Code Sec. 229.001, no Texas municipality — including Dallas — may adopt regulations relating to the transfer, private ownership, keeping, transportation, licensing, or registration of firearms, ammunition, or firearm supplies. Dallas retains a narrow set of remaining powers: regulating discharge of firearms within the city (other than at a sport shooting range), generally applicable zoning and business ordinances applied to firearms dealers, regulating air-gun and firearm possession by minors on public property, and restricting carry at city parks, government meetings, political events, and non-firearm athletic events for persons without a Texas License to Carry. Since the 2021 enactment of HB 1927 (permitless or 'constitutional' carry), adults 21+ who are not otherwise prohibited may carry a handgun openly or concealed throughout Dallas without a permit.
Any Dallas ordinance conflicting with Sec. 229.001 is void. The Texas Attorney General can investigate and sue municipalities that adopt or enforce preempted firearm rules, and individuals have a private right of action.
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