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Issue Position: License to Carry Fee Reform

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By: Dan Patrick

Date: Jan. 1, 2017

Issues: Guns

SB 16 will continue to support 2nd Amendment rights by making lawful carry more affordable for the average law abiding citizen. Texas currently has one of the highest License to Carry fees in the country, and we will fix that.

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