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Having been the prosecuting attorney on the case with the courthouse shooting in Tyler in 2005, I can vouch for the fact that most courthouse shootings are on the civil side and/or involve children.

I directly contacted my legislators in 2005 to add me to the list of authorized personnel to carry in the courthouse and was denied. I believe that they added the elected DA in 2005 and the subordinate DA's in 2007. As an Assistant AG, I am still not allowed to carry in any courthouse even though my case was the cause of the shooting and many of our courtrooms do not have any security.

I'm not sure that everyone should be allowed to carry at the courthouse but I do agree that the list should be expanded.