After Waco Shootout, Lawmakers Continue Open Carry Push
The day after a deadly confrontation between rival biker gangs in Waco, top Texas lawmakers defended a proposal to loosen the state's handgun laws.
"This bill does not have anything to do with what went on yesterday," said state Sen. Joan Huffman, a Houston Republican who leads the Senate State Affairs Committee, during a previously scheduled hearing on gun legislation.
Some critics told the panel Monday that a proposal to allow concealed handgun license holders to openly carry the firearms would have made the Waco shooting worse. But the panel approved the bill and sent it to the full Senate, where it is likely to have enough votes to pass.
Police arrested 170 people after nine people died and at least 18 were injured Sunday in the parking lot of a Twin Peaks restaurant. A police officer at the scene called the event one of the worst gun fights he had ever experienced within city limits.
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cousin of a guy I know started the whole thing in the bathroom 
if true, it fits well with family history
