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Gyl Switzer

Executive director, Texas Gun Sense

Gyl Switzer is executive director of Texas Gun Sense, a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that advocates for common sense, evidence-based policies that reduce gun injuries and deaths. Texas Gun Sense does not oppose Second Amendment rights.

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Concealed carry reciprocity would make Texas less safe

By Gyl Switzer, Feb. 14, 2018

here is no credible statistical evidence that shows that weak concealed carry laws reduce crime. In fact, the evidence suggests that permissive concealed carry laws may actually increase the frequency of some types of crime, such as assault.