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TX: At UT, Debut of Texas Gun Law Intersects with Tower Shooting Anniversary
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On Monday, when the University of Texas at Austin commemorates the 50th anniversary of sniper Charles Whitman’s murderous on-campus shooting spree, many of the routines of public mourning will be followed: Flags at half-staff, a solemn speech from the university president and the unveiling of a new memorial honoring the 16 adults and one unborn child Whitman killed that day.
But there will be one unusual specter looming over the day. On the same day the school mourns a seminal moment of gun violence in American history, a new state law known as campus carry will go into effect, allowing students, faculty and visitors to carry their guns into university buildings. |
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Sosalty
(7/29/2016)
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Another attempt to equate mass shootings with personal defense. Self defense is a God given right but doesn't include taking on a sniper shooting from a concealed position. |
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