Bell County is a county in the U.S. state of Texas. It is in Central Texas and its county seat is Belton.
Killeen is a city in the U.S. state of Texas,located in Bell County. According to the 2020 census,its population was 153,095,making it the 19th-most populous city in Texas and the largest of the three principal cities of Bell County. It is the principal city of the Killeen–Temple–Fort Cavazos Metropolitan Statistical Area. Killeen is 55 miles (89 km) north of Austin,125 miles (201 km) southwest of Dallas,and 125 miles (201 km) northeast of San Antonio.
Copperas Cove is a city located in central Texas at the southern corner of Coryell County with smaller portions in Lampasas and Bell counties. Founded in 1879 as a small ranching and farming community,today the city is the largest in Coryell County,with 32,032 residents as of the 2010 census and an estimated 33,235 residents in 2019. The city's economy is closely linked to nearby Fort Cavazos,making it part of the Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood Metropolitan Statistical Area. Locals usually refer to the town as just "Cove".
Concealed carry,or carrying a concealed weapon (CCW),is the practice of carrying a weapon in public in a concealed manner,either on one's person or in close proximity. CCW is often practiced as a means of self-defense. Following the Supreme Court's NYSRPA v. Bruen (2022) decision,all states in the United States were required to allow for concealed carry of a handgun either permitlessly or with a permit,although the difficulty in obtaining a permit varies per jurisdiction.
The Luby's shooting,also known as the Luby's massacre,was a mass shooting that took place on October 16,1991,at a Luby's Cafeteria in Killeen,Texas. The perpetrator,George Hennard,drove his pickup truck through the front window of the restaurant before opening fire,killing 23 people and wounding 27 others. Hennard had a brief shootout with police in which he was seriously wounded but refused their orders to surrender and eventually killed himself.
The Lampasas River is a river in the U.S. state of Texas. The river originates near the city of Hamilton and travels southeast for 75 miles through central Texas to a man-made reservoir called Stillhouse Hollow Lake. The river flows about 84 miles southeast through Lampasas,Burnet,and Bell Counties. It continues for nine miles after the lake to converge with the Leon River to form the Little River (Texas) near Belton.
In the United States,open carry refers to the practice of visibly carrying a firearm in public places,as distinguished from concealed carry,where firearms cannot be seen by the casual observer. To "carry" in this context indicates that the firearm is kept readily accessible on the person,within a holster or attached to a sling. Carrying a firearm directly in the hands,particularly in a firing position or combat stance,is known as "brandishing" and may constitute a serious crime,but is not the mode of "carrying" discussed in this article.
Concealed carry,or carrying a concealed weapon (CCW),is the practice of carrying a weapon,either in proximity to or on one's person or in public places in a manner that hides or conceals the weapon's presence from surrounding observers. In the United States,the opposite of concealed carry is called open carry.
Proposition B in Missouri was a failed 1999 ballot measure that would have required local police authorities to issue concealed weapons permits to eligible citizens. It was a contentious issue and was narrowly rejected at the time by the electorate,but the legislature later approved similar legislation in 2003.
Gun laws in California regulate the sale,possession,and use of firearms and ammunition in the state of California in the United States.
Gun laws in Florida regulate the sale,possession,and use of firearms and ammunition in the state of Florida in the United States.
Gun laws in New York regulate the sale,possession,and use of firearms and ammunition in the U.S. state of New York,outside of New York City which has separate licensing regulations. These regulations are very strict in comparison to the rest of the United States.
The State of Texas is considered to have some of the most relaxed gun laws in the United States. Public concerns over gun control in Texas have increased in recent years as Mexican drug cartels continue to commit violent crimes closer to Texas' stretch of the Mexico–United States border. They have also increased due to the number of incidents,including misuse of firearms stolen from other sources.
In the United States,the term constitutional carry,also called permitless carry,unrestricted carry,or Vermont carry,refers to the legal public carrying of a handgun,either openly or concealed,without a license or permit. The phrase does not typically refer to the unrestricted carrying of a long gun,a knife,or other weapons. The scope and applicability of constitutional carry may vary by state.
Gun laws in Arkansas regulate the sale,possession,and use of firearms and ammunition in the state of Arkansas in the United States.
Gun laws in Colorado regulate the sale,possession,and use of firearms and ammunition in the state of Colorado in the United States.
Gun laws in New Mexico regulate the sale,possession,and use of firearms and ammunition in the state of New Mexico in the United States.
Gun laws in Texas regulate the sale,possession,and use of firearms and ammunition in the U.S. state of Texas.
Gun laws in Virginia regulate the sale,possession,and use of firearms and ammunition in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States.
Christi Leigh Craddick is an American politician. She is one of three members of the Railroad Commission of Texas,the elected regulatory body over oil,natural gas,utilities,and surface mining first established in 1891. She is a Republican. The commission ended all controls over railroads in 2005 but is still known as the "Railroad Commission" for historical reasons.
