PROH WEAPON

Texas Penal Code § 46.05 prohibits weapons the Legislature has designated as having no common lawful purpose. A person commits the offense by intentionally or knowingly possessing, manufacturing, transporting, repairing, or selling a listed item: an explosive weapon, machine gun, or short-barrel firearm (unless the item is registered under the National Firearms Act or otherwise exempt, such as a curio or relic); armor-piercing ammunition; a chemical dispensing device; a zip gun; a tire deflation device; or an improvised explosive device. Firearm silencers were removed from the list in 2021. The weapon terms are defined in Texas Penal Code § 46.01, and the statute contains defenses for conduct incidental to lawful duties, such as law enforcement functions. Subsection (e), cited in the court record, is the provision classifying offenses under the section; the conduct and knowledge elements come from subsection (a).

Ranges are the statutory maximums for the level; enhancements, prior convictions and plea agreements change what is actually imposed.

Across 4,459 Texas bail settings for this charge (30 counties, Apr 2022 – Jun 2025), the median cash or surety bond was $10,000 (middle half: $5,000 – $25,000). 6% of defendants were released on a personal bond, and bail was denied in 236 cases. When this was the only charge at booking (675 records), the median was $10,000 and 17% got a personal bond.

Showing the 5 counties with the most records; use the selector for any county with at least 30. Per-charge bond settings on original magistrations, from Texas OCA bail reporting under SB 6. Bail is set case by case — these are statistics, not a prediction.