Governor Greg Abbott today signed seven pieces of legislation into law to protect Second Amendment Rights in Texas. We represent individuals charged with a wide range of weapons charges throughout the state courts in San Antonio, Bexar County and the entire state of Texas.SECOND AMENDMENT A well regulated Militia being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms shall not be infringed. The Supreme Court recognizes that the Second Amendment is compatible with strong firearm regulations and gun safety. ALL APPLICANTS, including non-Texas residents, must provide an official criminal history statement from the sheriff of the county of residence. The Second Amendment prevents the government from infringing on one's right to keep and bear arms. The court decision was a breakthrough for Second Amendment rights. Do people subject to restraining orders retain Second Amendment rights to own guns? HOW Heller SHAPED SECOND AMENDMENT LAW. Also, because Heller did not set forth an explicit framework for assessing whether firearms laws are consistent with the Second Amendment, lower.