Dallas Morning News, 4/23/99---"....The House Public Safety Committee voted to kill a proposal to extend criminal background checks to gun shows and flea markets, where some law enforcement officials said illegal gun sales go virtually unchecked.
At the same time, the committee passed a bill to allow people to carry weapons in their cars. The driver wouldn't need a concealed-weapon permit as long as the gun had a trigger lock or other safety device.
Wednesday night, the House Civil Practices Committee approved another bull, already passed in the Senate, to prohibit cities and counties from filing lawsuits against gun manufacturers....."
At the same time, the committee passed a bill to allow people to carry weapons in their cars. The driver wouldn't need a concealed-weapon permit as long as the gun had a trigger lock or other safety device.
Wednesday night, the House Civil Practices Committee approved another bull, already passed in the Senate, to prohibit cities and counties from filing lawsuits against gun manufacturers....."