Friday, April 05, 2013

Texas district attorney considers wearing firearm to court in wake of recent D.A. shooting

A district attorney in Texas is considering wearing a firearm to court, and allowing her two assistants to do the same, in the wake of a recent shooting in the state that left three people dead, including a district attorney and a prosecutor, Ben Tinsley reports for the Daily Progress in Jacksonville, a town of 15,000 people in the eastern part of the state near the Louisiana border. Jacksonville, in Cherokee County, is about 80 miles from Kaufman County, where the murders took place.

“I have not yet made any firm decisions,” Patton said. “I do not currently carry one at work, but that might change. No one should allow violence perpetuated on them by the very people they are sworn to fight against.” Defense attorneys are not permitted to carry firearms into court in Cherokee County. (Read more)

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