Texas Lawmaker Wants People To Be Able To Carry Guns In Hospitals
Starting in January, you can legally carry handguns in public in Texas. And later next year, you can have concealed handguns on state university campuses. There are still a few strictly gun-free zones, like hospitals. Some Second Amendment advocates are trying to change that.
A North Texas representative wants legislation that would allow staff and visitors to bring firearms into hospitals for self-defense.
A few years ago, when State Rep. Drew Springer went to visit a Deputy Sheriff at Texas Health's Harris Methodist Hospital in Fort Worth, he had to leave his gun in the car.
“I go up and see the deputy and then I come back,” he said. "I spend the next 10 minutes walking in a dark parking lot to get to my car in downtown Fort Worth and I absolutely did not feel safe.”
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[font color=330099]He walked ten minutes in a dark parking lot? That will teach him to remember where he parked![/font] 
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