The Dallas Express: Texas Gov. Abbott Touts 2nd Amendment Strength Slams Red Flag Laws In Garland Appearance

Gov. Greg Abbott stated his opposition to “red flag laws,” which allow officials to confiscate firearms from citizens via court orders, during a campaign stop at a gun range in Garland.

“I’m against red flag laws,” Abbott told The Dallas Express. The state legislature passed SB 1362 in 2025 to prevent red flag laws, which let a judge issue an “extreme risk protection order” to restrict gun ownership based on an “assessment of future risk,” according to Texas Policy Research.

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