Texas Penal Code

§ 46.05 — PROHIBITED WEAPONS

PE § 46.05Title 10. OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, AND MORALS · Ch. 46. WEAPONS

Statute text

(a)A person commits an offense if the person intentionally or knowingly possesses, manufactures, transports, repairs, or sells:

(1)any of the following items, unless the item is registered in the National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record maintained by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives or otherwise not subject to that registration requirement or unless the item is classified as a curio or relic by the United States Department of Justice:

(A)an explosive weapon; or

(B)a machine gun;

(2)armor-piercing ammunition;

(3)a chemical dispensing device;

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Legislative history

Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1035 (H.B. 1132), Sec. 2.01, eff. September 1, 2005. Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1278 (H.B. 2303), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2005. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 920 (S.B. 1416), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2011. Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 93 (S.B. 686), Sec. 2.60, eff. May 18, 2013. Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 960 (H.B. 1862), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 69 (S.B. 473), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 69 (S.B. 473), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2015. Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 155 (H.B. 1819), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2017. Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 814 (H.B. 913), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2017. Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 216 (H.B. 446), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2019. Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 467 (H.B. 4170), Sec. 13.001, eff. September 1, 2019. Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 642 (H.B. 957), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2021. Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 845 (S.B. 1596), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2025.