Texas · Texas Penal Code
Tex. Penal Code § 46.13: MAKING A FIREARM ACCESSIBLE TO A CHILD
What this law says, in plain English
A person commits a criminal offense if a child under 17 gains access to a loaded firearm because the person negligently failed to secure it or left it where the child could access it. The offense is a Class C misdemeanor, or Class A misdemeanor if the child discharges it and causes death or serious injury.
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