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Just Hours After Mass Shooting In Odessa, State Of Texas Introduces 12 New Laws Loosening Gun Restrictions

Source: www.inquisitr.com - Saturday, August 31, 2019
Just hours after a mass shooting around Odessa, Texas, claimed five lives and left close to two dozen wounded, the state is set to loosen restrictions on guns through a series of new laws passed by state lawmakers. On Saturday, police said a gunman went on a shooting spree around Odessa, killing five people and firing at random from his vehicle and then from a mail truck that he hijacked, CNN reported. The gunman was shot and killed by police in a dramatic shootout that was caught on video by an onlooker. Police did not release a motive for the shooting, and the deceased shooter remains unidentified. The shooting came exactly two weeks after a gunman opened fire further west in the state at a Walmart shopping center in El Paso. After Saturday’s mass shooting, a number of politicians responded by calling for stronger gun restrictions and national gun reform, a common refrain after mass shootings in recent months. Click here to continue and read more...

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