Abbott signs open carry and campus carry bills in Texas
Governor Greg Abbott signed HB 910 and SB 11 expanding Second Amendment rights in Texas. Open carry allows licensed individuals to carry a holstered handgun openly where concealed carry is allowed. Campus carry permits licensed individuals to concealed carry on public college and university campuses. Abbott said the moves expand liberty and secure rights for Texans.
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Greg Abbott
Lone Star State
Abbott
Chambers County Sheriff backs open carry stance
Sheriff Brian Hawthorne says he supports open carry and will train deputies to protect Second Amendment rights without causing visible changes for citizens. He emphasizes safeguarding constitutional rights while ensuring deputies have tools to stay safe amid gun exposure. Christopher James
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Chambers County
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Hawthorne
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Open carry policy flags trips for area districts
Carla Rabalais of Barbers Hill ISD says no policy changes for field trips under the new law. Crosby ISD superintendent Dr. Keith Moore says trips may be approved case by case and could consider open carry status among many safety factors, with no current district plan to change policies.
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Carla Rabalais
Barbers Hill Isd
Crosby Isd
Keith Moore
Moore
Houston Zoo Declares Open Carry Ban As Educational Institution
The Houston Zoo states it is exempt from open carry laws and bans weapons on its premises. Spokeswoman Jackie Wallace says Texas government code does not prohibit a zoo from prohibiting weapons, citing the zoo as an educational institution serving over 200,000 children annually.
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Houston Zoo
Houston Zoo, Inc
Texas
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Mystery surrounds Tashfeen Malik in San Bernardino attack
The case raises questions about radicalization and the roles of Tashfeen Malik and Syed Farook. Investigators probe when and how Malik embraced extremism while police pursue leads after a deadly rampage that left 14 dead and injured many.
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Pakistan
FBI
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Facebook
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Natana DeLong-Bas
Boston College
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Farook
San Bernardino County
California
Open carry rules and dispatcher questions outlined by chief
The chief outlined required holster types and a shift in dispatcher questions when a weapon is reported. Simply carrying a weapon is not suspicious. behavior and context determine response. Licensed carriers may be asked to show licenses, while open carry remains limited by location laws and existing conceal carry norms.
6 Things to Know About Open Carry
States largely permit open carry with few issues and behavior, not weapon presence, guides suspicions. Brandishing or threatening with a weapon remains not acceptable. Police may request handgun licenses from carriers and watch for posted weapon-prohibition signs.
Sun ownership linked to higher injury risk and homicide
Report summarizes multiple studies showing guns kept at home raise the likelihood of death by homicide from 40 to 170 percent and increase overall risk versus self defense. It notes one study finds a 90 percent increased risk and that defensive use claims are discredited. It also cites research in AJPH showing gun carriers more likely to be shot in assaults.
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New England
American Journal of Public Health
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