The Texas Senate passed an open carry bill on Tuesday, 17 March, 2015. The bill removes restrictions on the open carry of weapons that dates back to reconstruction, when radical Republicans changed the Texas Constitution to disarm former confederates, and which Democrats kept in place to disarm freed slaves and Hispanics. The bill passed on partisan lines, with 20 Republicans voting for it and 11 Democrats voting against it. A minimum of 19 votes was required for the bill to make it out of the Senate. From woai.com: The vote was 20-11, right along …read more
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