Friend or foe? Texas open-carry gun law under scrutiny

Friend or foe? Texas open-carry gun law under scrutiny Dallas (AFP) July 11, 2016 - When shots rang out in Dallas last week, police zeroed in - wrongly - on men in camouflage gear carrying powerful military-grade rifles. People can carry such guns openly under Texas law, a provision now under scrutiny for complicating police work in a moment of acute crisis. About 20 such armed men had joined a march Thursday over the deaths days earlier of two black men at the hands ... more

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