Hell you can buy one here. No background check required

(a) A person commits an offense if the person:

(1) sells, rents, leases, loans, or gives a handgun to any person knowing that the person to whom the handgun is to be delivered intends to use it unlawfully or in the commission of an unlawful act;

(2) intentionally or knowingly sells, rents, leases, or gives or offers to sell, rent, lease, or give to any child younger than 18 years any firearm, club, or illegal knife;

(3) intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly sells a firearm or ammunition for a firearm to any person who is intoxicated;

(4) knowingly sells a firearm or ammunition for a firearm to any person who has been convicted of a felony before the fifth anniversary of the later of the following dates:

(A) the person's release from confinement following conviction of the felony;  or

(B) the person's release from supervision under community supervision, parole, or mandatory supervision following conviction of the felony;  

(5) sells, rents, leases, loans, or gives a handgun to any person knowing that an active protective order is directed to the person to whom the handgun is to be delivered;  or

(6) knowingly purchases, rents, leases, or receives as a loan or gift from another a handgun while an active protective order is directed to the actor.

(b) In this section:

(1) �Intoxicated� means substantial impairment of mental or physical capacity resulting from introduction of any substance into the body.

(2) �Active protective order� means a protective order issued under Title 4, Family Code, 1 that is in effect.  The term does not include a temporary protective order issued before the court holds a hearing on the matter.

(c) It is an affirmative defense to prosecution under Subsection (a)(2) that the transfer was to a minor whose parent or the person having legal custody of the minor had given written permission for the sale or, if the transfer was other than a sale, the parent or person having legal custody had given effective consent.

(d) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor, except that an offense under Subsection (a)(2) is a state jail felony if the weapon that is the subject of the offense is a handgun.

Handguns have had a total ban here since 1996

Wow-
I bet now you don�t ever have any murders-

We took to knives..

Handguns have had a total ban here since 1996

Yet the UK experienced more homicides after the ban. Weird, right?

Yet the UK experienced more homicides after the ban. Weird, right?

Handguns have had a total ban here since 1996

Handguns are still readily available but just don't get caught with one, our firearms licensing is quite strict for rifles and shotguns, again if you are not licensed then it's a go to jail card