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Panic buttons coming to Texas House after open carry confrontation
http://kxan.com/2015/01/14/panic-buttons-coming-to-texas-house-after-open-carry-confrontation/Seems that Open Carry Tarrant County made asses of themselves by threatening lawmakers who would not support Open Carry legislation. There are two bills, one to allow those with concealed carry permits to optionally carry open or concealed, the other is a "constitutional carry" which lets everybody with a gun carry open or concealed without any training or license at all.
The irony is that the very legislators who will pass one of these bills (likelihood of passage almost certain) are frightened enough of the open carry movement that they get panic buttons linked directly to the Department of Public Safety. Can I get one of those panic buttons at the local Kroger? Or daycare? Or Library? Naaaa, just for the congress critters who pass such asinine laws.
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