Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on June 17 signed into law seven pieces of gun-rights related legislation aimed at enforcing the protection of Second Amendment Rights in Texas. The governor appeared at Alamo Plaza in San Antonio for the bill signing ceremony and was joined by Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, House Speaker Dade Phelan, and several other Republican lawmakers who authored and passed the legislation. Representatives of the National Rifle Association were also in attendance. Abbott thanked the GOP lawmakers, noting that they had “built a complete barrier of gun rights in Texas” for law-abiding citizens. The governor first signed House Bill 1927, otherwise known as the “constitutional carry legislation,” which he had officially signed into law the day prior. From Sept. 1, law-abiding Texans aged 21 and over won’t have to obtain a state-issued license for carrying a handgun in public—either concealed or openly—so long they are not excluded from possessing a firearm by another federal or …