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Related: About this forumPolice-stop language halts open carry gun bill
The open-carry bill, inches from the finish line, was derailed Wednesday by law enforcement objections to language limiting the ability of police to stop and question those with a gun.
Passed by both houses, House Bill 910 was back in the House, where its author urged representatives to send it to Gov. Greg Abbott by agreeing to changes made by the Senate.
What is typically a quick vote with little discussion, however, broke down into an intense debate over an amendment that bars police from stopping somebody with an openly displayed handgun solely to check for a concealed handgun license.
Two former police officers who support open carry Reps. Phil King, R-Weatherford, and Allen Fletcher, R-Cypress urged their colleagues to vote against concurring with the changes, sending HB 910 to a conference committee to work on the no-stop amendment.
Read more: http://www.statesman.com/news/news/police-stop-language-halts-open-carry-gun-bill/nmP2b/
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