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May 18, 2015      5:44 PM

Updated: Open carry passes out of Senate committee following huge gun battle

Opponents warn against attaching campus carry on Senate floor

A clearly emotional Sen. Brian Birdwell told the Senate State Affairs Committee this afternoon the focus of yesterday’s Waco shootout should be the masterful execution of local responders and not the ability of people to carry handguns.

A total of 170 suspects were booked for a shootout at the Waco Twin Peaks restaurant yesterday that left 9 dead and 18 injured. Today, bond was set at $1 million and the restaurant franchise license was revoked. Police said all those injured and killed were in rival biker gangs and not restaurant patrons.

Birdwell praised the law enforcement officers who handled the scene on Sunday.

By Kimberly Reeves