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Texas To Loosen Gun Restrictions In Wake Of El Paso Shooting

Amanda Prestigiacomo
Texas To Loosen Gun Restrictions In Wake Of El Paso Shooting
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Texas will loosen their restrictions on guns with ten new Republican-backed laws set to take effect in September. The Lone Star State, which has some of the most lax gun laws in the country already, will loosen restrictions on guns in places of worship, apartment complexes, foster homes, and schools.

USA Today reported on some of the soon-to-be in effect laws:

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