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Greg Abbott: “What campus carry does is it only authorizes those who go…”

Featuring: Greg Abbott, Republican | Governor of Texas

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An Interview with Texas Gov. Greg Abbott with Texas Exes

Published | Video Starts at 10:49

Here's the fact that they're missing that concern exists right now. Anybody can bring a gun into any place and assault any person, anytime, anywhere. What campus carry does is it only authorizes those who go through the special training and Background. And if you look at the schools across the country, University of Wisconsin, University of Oregon, University of Colorado, in states where this is already allowed, they haven't had any instances whatsoever. (10:49–10:57)

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