Order online, pick up at a licensed dealer in Harris County. Houston is the largest city in Texas, built on oil, gas, the Port of Houston and the Texas Medical Center. Buyers here pick up at dealers across a metro that sprawls through several counties.
Pick an FFL dealer near you that accepts shipped transfers and name it at checkout. We confirm their license and ship the firearm to them. Ammunition, optics and parts ship straight to your door where Texas law allows.
Texas has no permit to purchase, no gun registration and no state waiting period. At pickup from a licensed dealer you show a valid photo ID, complete ATF Form 4473 and pass the federal NICS background check. Federal law sets the dealer minimum age at 18 for rifles and shotguns and 21 for handguns. Ammunition, magazines and most parts ship to your door in Texas.
Dealers in these communities all work for Houston-area buyers:
Since September 1, 2021, Texans 21 and older who are not prohibited from possessing a firearm may carry a handgun, concealed or openly in a holster, without a license. The Texas License to Carry, issued by the Texas Department of Public Safety, is still available and is honored in more states. Businesses can ban carry with the signs set by Penal Code 30.06 and 30.07, and some places are off limits by law. Check with the Harris County Sheriff or DPS if you are unsure.
Texas Parks and Wildlife sets the deer seasons. For 2026-27 the general season opens Nov. 7, 2026 and runs to Jan. 3, 2027 in the North Zone and Jan. 17, 2027 in the South Zone, with county-specific rules on antlerless deer and antler restrictions. Any centerfire rifle, handgun or shotgun is legal for deer; rimfire is not. Feral hogs have no closed season and no bag limit. Check the TPWD Outdoor Annual for Harris County.
Houston hunters drive north to the Sam Houston National Forest and the Piney Woods, or southeast to the coastal marshes for ducks and geese.
The Sam Houston National Forest, about an hour north, is the nearest big block of public hunting land.
Yes. Order here, name a licensed FFL dealer in Pasadena, Katy, Spring, Houston or anywhere in Harris County, and we ship the firearm to them. You fill out ATF Form 4473 at their counter and they run the background check.
No. Texas has no permit to purchase. You show ID, complete Form 4473 and pass a NICS background check at the dealer; you must be 21 to buy a handgun from a dealer.
No. Once the background check clears, your Texas dealer can release the firearm the same day.
Yes, if you are 21 or older and not prohibited, you may carry concealed or openly in a holster. A Texas License to Carry from DPS is optional and is recognized by more states.
A business that posts a compliant 30.06 sign bans concealed carry by license holders, and a 30.07 sign bans open carry. Businesses can also give notice to unlicensed carriers. Respect the posted sign.
We ship every firearm to a licensed dealer near Houston that you choose at checkout. Transfer fees are set by the dealer, commonly $25 to $50 per gun.
Most Texas metro shooters use indoor ranges and county or private outdoor ranges. Call ahead for hours, rules and whether rapid fire or drawing from a holster is allowed.
Each dealer sets its own fee, commonly $20 to $75. Call before you order to confirm the price and that they accept firearms shipped from an online store.
General information, not legal advice. Rules current as of September 2026. See our Texas gun law overview and check with Texas Department of Public Safety or a local attorney about your own situation.