Roland Gutierrez on Gun Control

	Roland Gutierrez on Gun Control

Been a leading voice in state senate on gun violence

As a Texas State Senator, Roland has been a leading voice in the state's capitol in preventing gun violence. After the Uvalde massacre, Roland fought side by side with the parents and families of the 19 children and 2 teachers to uncover the failures in the Department of Public Safety and state's response to the shooting. Source: 2024 Texas Senate campaign website RolandForTexas.com , Aug 28, 2023

For universal background checks, red flag laws

Preventing gun violence is one of Gutierrez's top reasons for running. He represents the district where the Uvalde school shooting took place last year and has spent the year energetically pushing for gun restrictions at the Texas Capitol. "The Safer Communities Act was a good start, but not nearly enough," Gutierrez said of the post-Uvalde federal law that increased background checks for gun buyers under age 21.

Gutierrez said he wants to see universal background checks, red flag laws that allow judges to temporarily seize firearms from people who are deemed dangerous and an increase in the minimum age to buy an AR-15 from 18 to 21. As for stopping the future sale of such firearms, he said he is open to a ban with exceptions for law enforcement, military veterans & farmers who can prove they need such a weapon for something like killing feral hogs, a common problem in rural Texas. Gutierrez said he supported a voluntary buyback but questioned whether a mandatory program would work.

Source: Texas Tribune on 2024 Texas Senate race , Aug 9, 2023

Oppose open carry of holstered handgun

House Bill 910 authorizes a person who is licensed to carry a handgun to openly carry a holstered handgun. This open carry legislation allows individuals with a CHL license to carry their guns openly, without concealment, in a holster in any location that CHL holders were previously able to carry concealed weapons. There are close to 900,000 CHL holders in Texas, and the state has agreements whereby permit holders from over 40 states may also carry handguns in Texas. Any private businesses seeking to prohibit open carry within their establishments must abide by strict signage requirements that some within the business community consider onerous.

Legislative Outcome: Passed Senate 20-11-0 on May/29/15; passed House 102-43-1 on May/29/15; State Rep. Roland Gutierrez voted NO; signed by Governor Greg Abbott Jun/13/15.

Source: Texas Gun Sense on Texas legislative voting records: HB910 , May 29, 2015

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