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All Points: Seeing guns in public

Jacob K. Cordova, of Arlington, openly carries a black powder pistol, at the Republican Party of Texas State Convention in Dallas at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center, Thursday, May 12, 2016.
Jacob K. Cordova, of Arlington, openly carries a black powder pistol, at the Republican Party of Texas State Convention in Dallas at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center, Thursday, May 12, 2016. Rodger Mallison rmallison@star-telegram.com

Texas has 27 million residents, and more than 1 million of them have active handgun licenses. As of Dec. 31, some 15,257 of them lived in Tarrant County, according to Department of Public Safety reports.

That’s about half the number in Harris County (Houston), but Tarrant County’s number is the state’s second-highest.

Since Jan. 1, licensed Texans can legally carry their handguns in belt or shoulder holsters. How often do you see someone in public who is openly carrying a handgun? Is that more or less than you expected? Are they as scary as you expected?

Send no more than 150 words with your name, home address and phone number to letters@star-telegram.com. Deadline is Wednesday.

This story was originally published May 16, 2016 at 3:37 PM with the headline "All Points: Seeing guns in public."

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