Gun law experts agree that federal law prohibits Paxton from buying or selling guns, but they disagree on whether he has to give up any guns he may already possess.
T. Edwin Walker, a Houston attorney and gun rights advocate, said federal law bars indicted people only from buying and selling firearms. He added that Paxton may not carry a concealed handgun but may carry a firearm openly in areas where a license is not necessary.
"He can still possess the ones he has," Walker said. "He just can't go out and buy new ones."
But Justin Sparks, a criminal defense attorney and former Tarrant County assistant district attorney, said Paxton is barred from having guns period.
"It's possession as well," Sparks said. "If you are under indictment, you cannot possess, purchase or sell guns."
Paxton's charges, which he says are false and politically motivated, do not affect his wife's right to possess or purchase guns. Angela Paxton, who is running for Texas Senate, is known for singing a song she wrote titled, "I'm a pistol packin' mama, and my husband sues Obama," at campaign events.
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