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September 8, 2022

Texas Mass Shootings Rose 62% Following Open Carry Bill
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A new report by Reform Austin News finds the number of mass shootings
across Texas rose by over 62% in the year after Republican Governor Greg
Abbott signed a bill making it legal for anyone in Texas over the age of
21 to openly carry a gun in public without a permit or license.


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