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IF PASSED, OPEN CARRY LEGISLATION WOULD CHANGE GUN REGULATIONS

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n Texas, it is currently legal to carry a concealed handgun in certain locations as long as the carrier has obtained the proper license. This all could change, however, if House Bill 164 or 195 are passed by the 84th Texas legislature.

The current law regarding handgun use allows individuals who have obtained the proper license to bring a concealed handgun into locations, excluding but not limited to government buildings, school buildings, places of worship and businesses that serve alcohol, John Watts, a professor of law at the Texas Tech School of Law, said.

Lt. Ray Mendoza with the Lubbock Police Department said that while there are many situations that could be affected by the existence of a concealed handgun, law enforcement officers most often encounter concealed guns during routine traffic stops.

“On a traffic stop, they’re required to present that they have a concealed handgun if they’re carrying so they have to show us their ID with their license,” he said. “With their driver’s license, they have to show us their CHL license. They’re required by law on that one.”

While an applicant must submit records and undergo a background check to obtain a concealed handgun license, according to the law, this license can be taken away or suspended by the court for reasons including a protective order under section 85.022.

A person is eligible for a license for a concealed handgun, according to the law, if he or she has been a legal resident of the state for at least six months before applying, is at least 21 years of age, has not been convicted of a felony and is not charged with a Class A or B misdemeanor or equivalent offense. If an applicant is 18 but not yet 21, he or she can become eligible for a license if he or she is a member or veteran of the U.S. armed forces, was discharged under honorable conditions and meets the other criteria required to obtain a handgun license under federal law.

House Bill 164 was introduced Nov. 10 and was written and sponsored by Rep. James White of House District 19 and cosponsored by Rep. Dade Phelan of House District 21 and Rep. John Otto of House District 18.

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Open carry bills present positives, negatives

By KAITLIN BAIN AND AMY CUNNINGHAM The Daily ToreaDor

With the Texas 84th Legislature currently in session, two bills that have been filed are House Bill 164 and 195, both related to the right of Texans to openly carry handguns.

House Bill 164 mandates that openly carrying these handguns should be licensed in the same fashion that current concealed handgun law is licensed in, while House Bill 195 mandates anyone, with a few exceptions, can carry a handgun openly without a license.

John Watts, a professor of law at the Texas Tech School of Law, said House Bill 195 is the more controversial of the two and has cons not as widely associated with the licensing of openly-carried handguns.

“The cons are the thought that people, if they have guns on them and don’t have to go through the current training or licensing procedures, it’s more likely to argue that someone in a fit of anger would resort to using a weapon,” he said, “because obviously if they didn’t have a weapon, they wouldn’t use it.”

While Texas would be the largest state to allow citizens to lawfully carry handguns without any permit, there are other states

that have already enacted laws allowing citizens to openly carry handguns. These states have seen little to no negaWATTS tive results.

“The results are they haven’t seen any of the fears with people lawfully carrying weapons,” he said. “They just haven’t seen any of the fears materialize but those are states that tend to be rural like Alaska or Wyoming.”

David Hamilton, director of the Tech graduate public administration program and director of the Tech Center for Public Service, said a potential negative he sees as a result of passing either bill would be a return to a “Wild West” state of mind.

This mindset includes gunfights, swagger and more violence in society, he said.

“The con on campus is whether it is concealed or open carry is making it easier for someone who does not like what is being said or who gets a bad grade to have easy access to a gun,” Hamilton said. “People who are perfectly balanced, in a fit of anger or feeling that he or she is being mistreated, could whip out a gun and use it without thinking.”

While under the current

law most attacks on campus have been planned, he said, with the passing of either bill there will be a greater chance HAMILTON that attacks will be responses to anger, bullying or a hot disagreement, all situations that occur more often on campus than a planned attack.

There are also pros to allowing citizens to openly carry a handgun, Lt. Ray Mendoza, with the Lubbock Police Department, said.

“We believe in the right to defend yourself,” he said, “and the right to defend your property.”

The idea is that the allowance of citizens to openly carry a gun to their daily errands or many places they visit in their day-to-day life would discourage the thoughts of someone who was thinking about planning an attack to think twice, Watts said.

Stephen Hinkle, administrative captain with the Tech Police Department, however, said he is not sure it will impact the number of active shooter situations that occur on campuses.

“Who knows what’s in the mind of these active shooters,” he said. “You know studies have shown that most of them have

been on some kind of medication for something so I think if somebody is serious about being in the situation of an active shooter they’re going to do it whether there are guns present or not.”

Tech Student Democrats President Cole Adams, a sophomore global studies and political science dual major from Lubbock, said he does not support concealed or open-carry handguns on Tech campus.

“We, the Democratic Party, contrary to what a lot of people say, we do support second amendment rights with some kind of control, some kind of logic to it,” he said. “That’s in the Constitution. However, at the end of the day, concealed carry on campus is just not a smart idea.”

Concealed or open handguns on campus would disrupt the classroom learning environment, Adams said, because students might be concerned with a gun misfiring or other safety issues.

More guns means more violence, he said, and weapons on Tech campus should be left to trained professionals.

“It’s not the principle that we’re trying to suppress gun rights, which is the argument on the other side, but the issue is we’re concerned about people’s

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carry a handgun, not much would change on campus from a law enforcement perspective.

“When I looked through all of the open carry legislation, it really didn’t change anything for us,” he said. “All it basically did is made it legal for them to un-conceal their handgun if they have the proper credentials to do so on the streets or in the parking lots.”

In a public setting, however, Mendoza said changes will most likely be made in the future if the legislation is passed.

Under the bill, law enforcement is not allowed to stop someone who is openly carrying just because he or she has a gun.

“The whole thing would be that we won’t be able to know, if someone is openly carrying, whether they’re authorized or have a license to do so,” he said.

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While the licensing and training processes would not change, House Bill 164 would change the regulation process to include not only concealed handguns but also unconcealed handguns. It would then be legal to openly carry a handgun in the previously allowed areas.

According to the bill, the definition of an unconcealed handgun in relation to the regulation means “a loaded or unloaded handgun carried upon the person in a shoulder or belt holster that is wholly or partially visible.”

Stephen Hinkle, administrative captain with the Tech Police Department, said that while it would then be legal to openly

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• College Republicans Chair Rebeca Jurado - Open carry protects individuals from criminals - U.S. Constitution warrants open carry - Gun owners must be well trained • Student Democrats President Cole Adams - Guns disrupt learning environment - Safety for individuals is priority - Gun owners must be mature enough welfare and students’ mental welfare,” Adams said. “Just going into a classroom and knowing the guy next to you is packing — that’s the concern we have on gun rights in general.”

Tech College Republicans Chairwoman Rebeca Jurado, a senior political science major from Mexico City, said open carry on campus would ultimately benefit students.

Open carry has the potential to prevent crime on and off campus, she said, because a visible weapon serves as a deterrent.

“If you have a concealed gun, that will help you once the criminal violates your rights. It won’t help prevent him from robbing you or whatever,” she said. “That’s what open carry does. It lets the criminal see that you’re armed, and he’s not going to go after you because he

knows that you have the power to stop him.”

Both Adams and Jurado said there needs to be definite rules and regulations before an open carry policy could be imposed.

Those with weapons of any kind need to be safe, mature and smart individuals, Jurado said, and should go through a full training process.

“If you’re bringing a gun on campus in theory, I think it should be registered with the university in case of an incident and to make sure students are in regulation,” Adams said. “At the end of the day, I don’t think that’s too much of a bureaucratic push into people’s lives.

It’s a very big freedom to have a weapon on campus if we’re going to come to that conclusion some day.”

“We won’t know without stopping them if they’re legitimately carrying.”

House Bill 195, a less restricted open carry bill more widely supported by Texas gun advocates, was also filed Nov. 10, according to the Texas Legislature, and was written by Representative Jonathan Stickland of House District 92. “(This bill is) (R)elating to the carrying of handguns; providing for the open carrying of handguns; removing the requirement that a person who may lawfully possess handguns obtain a license in order to carry a handgun lawfully in the state of Texas.”

This bill, according to the text, contains the same provisions that would make it illegal to carry a handgun on the premises of a business that serves

alcohol, a place of worship, government and school buildings.

It also, according to the text, would make it illegal for a person to “recklessly” carry a handgun, engage in criminal activity with the handgun, carry a handgun if previously prohibited by law from possessing a firearm and others.

“The thought is,” Watts said, “that if you allow people to openly carry, anyone that was thinking about committing a crime if they see patrons or people walking around with open weapons would be quite reluctant to do so.”

Both Bill 164 and 195 have been filed but are not out of a House committee yet, according to the Texas Legislature.

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House GOP leaders scheduled the bill for a floor vote next week, as Republicans sought to demonstrate that they can chart their own course on immigration — not just oppose President Barack Obama.

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Open carry legislation would not affect many campus regulations

By KAITLIN BAIN Senior reporter

On Texas Tech campus, as well as other universities in the state of Texas, it is currently legal to carry a concealed handgun in many locations, excluding buildings.

Stephen Hinkle, administrative captain with the Tech Police Department, said Tech law enforcement has not experienced many problems with students carrying concealed handguns into buildings or pulling one out when walking around campus.

One of the only times students have acted in opposition to this law is a group that protests once a year on campus, he said.

“Every year, there’s a group that puts in legislation for concealed carry in buildings on college campuses,” he said. “They

wear an empty holster one day to show their support for concealed carry.”

Because neither House Bill 164, which allows individuals to openly carry a handgun with the proper licensing, or House Bill 195, which allows any individuals, with few exceptions, to openly carry a handgun without a license, propose a change to the restrictions placed on guns on college campuses, Hinkle said he believes not much will change at the Tech Police Department in regards to gun policy.

“Things that are legal now for concealed carry would be legal for open carry if the bill happens,” he said. “It didn’t change anything as far as them being able to carry in the buildings.”

One change that would occur, he said, is not for law enforcement, but instead for students who might be openly carrying a gun.

If an officer needs to respond to a situation where there might be an active shooter on campus, a student would need to know what to do if they had a gun as well, he said.

“If open carry does pass there are going to be a lot more people with weapons on campus,” he said. “So I think that the people who are carrying the weapons, the need to get training on if an officer is responding to a scene what they need to do.”

Lt. Ray Mendoza, with the Lubbock Police Department, said in public there will likely be policy changes within the department if either bill was to be passed.

Both bills would make it so that an officer cannot stop someone openly carrying a gun just to check and see if they have a license, he said, so the laws would be harder to enforce.

“So off campus,” he said,

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“pretty much the way we see it is if somebody wants to open carry and that law is passed then how do we determine if it’s legal or not until after we’ve made the encounter because we can’t just stop someone solely on if they’re carrying a gun if this law is passed.”

While policy changes are likely, Mendoza said the department has not released any plans yet as neither bill has been passed.

If either bill passes, he said the changes will likely be made in reference to specific situations an officer would encounter with someone openly carrying instead of a blanket policy regarding open carry.

“So right now what we’re looking at is just reviewing the policy that they’re trying to pass and trying to present, and right now we’re just taking it in until it becomes policy,” he

• House Bill 164 - Allows those with a Concealed Handgun License to openly carry handguns - Handguns openly carried must be in a shoulder or belt holster - Cannot enter campus buildings with handgun • House Bill 195 - Does not mandate someone must be licensed to openly carry a handgun - Cannot enter campus buildings with handgun Both bills were introduced Nov. 10 and have not yet left a House committee said. “We’re not going to take a proactive approach because we don’t know which policies are going to be passed if any of them get passed.”

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Student no longer considered missing Tech organization offering scholarship The Lubbock Police Department has closed the missing person case of Texas Tech student Gordon FangWong after learning the 19-year-old left Lubbock of his own accord.

“Through the investigation, detectives learned that Mr. Fang-Wong boarded a Greyhound bus and left the city on his own free will,” Sgt. Jason Lewis said. “After speaking with the family, we are closing the case.”

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In the video shown to Wong, Fang-Wong did not seem to be under mental duress, his father said.

The family will let him take his time to contact them because they are simply grateful he is alive, Wong said, and they will not force FangWong to go back to school.

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Texas Tech Mortar Board is currently accepting applications for its Mortar Board Endowment Scholarship.

Hayden Turner, a senior energy commerce major from Lubbock and scholarship chair for Mortar Board, said the scholarship was established in 2001 to recognize a selected student.

“The application specifically requested students to describe how they exemplify the three pillars of Mortar Board, which are leadership, scholarship and service,” she said. “Along with an essay, they give us a list of their organizations and leadership skills.”

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Open carry policy on college campus not best idea Open carry policy on campus will benefit students

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Enforcing an open carry policy on college campuses could potentially aggravate our First Amendment right to peaceful assembly. This is something lawmakers should consider when debating whether or not to implement this policy.

Another aspect that should not be overlooked is how everyone from all walks of life will react to this mass acceptance of carrying guns. A college campus is composed of various publics that carry different views and ideals. Everyone’s perceptions should be taken into consideration in an effort to create a respectable environment for all who are a part of a college campus.

Our society is obsessed with status symbols, such as logos and brand names as a way to relate to society or even set us apart from the rest. It is frightening to imagine that guns could rise to be the next status symbol. The United States has established itself apart from Third World nations through its government and the efforts that are made to protect its citizens. Infringing upon these principles could deteriorate our reputation, thus

If the open carry policy is implemented on campus, insurance rates for institutions will increase, which will trickle into tuition and fees charged to each student.

turning us into a hostile and unsafe world power.

It is also practical to take the role of insurance companies and how this will affect students into consideration. If the open carry policy is implemented on campus, insurance rates for institutions will increase, which will trickle into tuition and fees charged to each student. Can we truly afford another fee added to our tuition bill?

Passing an open carry policy on campus is bound to carry over into national parks, K-12 schools, courthouses or even leap into open carry everywhere. These possibilities can be prevented to some extent with the adoption of the right mentality.

We can all make a difference by carefully considering every possibility before passing a law. It is vital to weigh the pros, but most importantly, it is crucial that we deliberate

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he Texas Legislature has recently taken up the issue of whether or not people should be allowed to carry firearms on college campuses.

While there are various versions of the bill (the version which has passed the Texas House allows schools to opt out), the main question to be debated remains the same: would college campuses be safer with more people carrying firearms?

The answer to this question is yes, for several reasons. While there are some drawbacks to allowing students to carry guns, they are far outweighed by the multiple benefits.

Currently, the Texas Tech residence halls prohibit firearms, and they are also banned in classrooms and other university buildings.

The result of these regulations is

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that if there were to be a major shooting spree, such as the ones seen at other universities in recent years, the only person with a gun would be the shooter. In the time between the first shot and the arrival of armed responders, many students could be injured or killed.

On the other hand, if a student or faculty member in the building had a firearm, the casualty count could be limited to a much smaller number. This same logic applies to robbery and assault cases. Current laws found in books regarding selfdefense should suffice in regulating the legality of handgun use on a college campus.

Furthermore, allowing open carry on campus would represent a deterrent to shooting sprees and other crimes alike. If a potential criminal knew that some people in the area he was targeting might be armed, he might reconsider his actions due to the risk of being endangered.

As the situation is now, the would-be criminal does not need to worry about his physical wellbeing while committing a crime because he/she knows the law will not allow rule-abiding citizens to carry a gun on campus. In short, legalizing campus carry of firearms

would likely reduce the number of violent crimes committed on campus.

It can be argued that allowing guns on campus will cause conflicts to escalate more quickly, or that there might be some cases of accidental injury or death from misuse of firearms. Taken in a vacuum, it is obvious there will be a slight uptick in accidental injury from guns if there are more of them and that some conflicts might escalate from fistfights to gunfights.

H o w e v e r, i f more people have guns, these situations will probably be neutralized quickly by other people with guns.

Essentially, these effects are very small given the positive impact campus carry will have on students’ ability to defend themselves in violent crime situations since most gun carriers — like most citizens in general — will not misuse their rights.

Finally, the second amendment to the Constitution specifically states that, “the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.” It is difficult to argue that banning guns on campus is not an illegal infringement of a citizens’ right to carry a firearm for self-defense. While a private business has the right under the

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Constitution to prohibit guns on the premises, a public institution does not. The university receives government funds; thus, prohibiting a campus from passing an open carry policy on campus violates the second amendment of the Constitution.

For these reasons, a Texas bill regarding campus carry would be a step in the right direction. While there might be a slight increase in gun accidents or conflict escalation, the increased access to self-defense will overshadow this problem. We have seen time and time again that “gun free” zones don’t work.

We could thrive in a safety environment if legislation was passed to eradicate violence out of people’s minds; however, that is not the case. Since there’s no other way to prevent criminals from obtaining guns, allowing people to defend themselves, regardless of where they are, is the next best option.

To allow the carrying of firearms everywhere, including college campuses, is what is most consistent with the Constitution and the principles of liberty. The benefits of this will be tangible — a decrease in violent crime and an increase in the safety of students on college campuses.

If a potential criminal knew that some people in the area he was targeting might be armed, he might reconsider his actions due to the risk of being endangered.

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n Texas we have a lot of pride in our Wild West heritage, but that does not mean that we should revert back to those times.

I fear that is exactly what will happen if the Texas legislature passes an open carry policy on campus.

Theoretically, what happens when police officers or other authorized public servants show up to a scene on campus where civilians are trying to control a criminal and all parties have guns drawn? Where is the defining line at which the official is aware of the actual threat versus the good samaritan?

As students we are all under heavy stress from day to day; this stress and strain originates from class work, social engagements and jobs. Adding guns to this mix will only create chaos. According to the FBI website, “form of attack is 54 percent done by firearms, as well as directed assaults more than doubling from the 1970s to the 2000s to the staggering percentage of 59.5.”

Allowing guns on campus is not a tactful or ideal addition to the college experience.

According to a keepgunsoffcampus website, “those who argue that concealed carry permit holders can either deter crime or stop an active shooting situation, our response is that the vast majority of permit holders do not possess the tactical training required of law enforcement officials. In fact, campus and municipal law enforcement are strongly opposed to allowing people to carry weapons on campus.”

Would the passing of such a measure put an increase on the already climbing suicide rate of people below 25? Talk about walking on thin ice.

According to a smartgunlaws website, “Firearms were used in nearly 44 percent of suicide deaths among persons under age 25 in 2010.”

Passing an open carry policy on campus is not going to make everyone feel safe.

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Page 5 thursday, jan. 22, 2015

Officers review active shooter response

By SARAH WILSON Staff Writer

With the open carry proposal presented by Governor Greg Abbott comes new training for officers and civilians in the event of an active shooter on college campuses or public places.

Corporal Chris Paine, with the Lubbock Police Department, and Lieutenant Eric Williams, with Texas Tech Police Department, both stressed the importance of training unarmed civilians on how to be more aware of their surroundings.

“We call our program Avoid Deny Defend,” Paine said. “Avoiding obviously means getting away from the gunfire, but it means more than that.”

The avoid step also means to stay away from potential harm, Paine said. If an argument becomes elevated, Paine recommends relocating away from the situation all together,

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before gunfire is even a threat.

“If you can get out of the area where the bullets are flying, get out,” Williams said. “Put as much distance between you and the shooter. If that means going two miles down the road, go two miles down the road.”

The deny step means to refuse access from the gunman, which means an active and conscious effort to continuously distance oneself from the shooter in a dangerous situation, Paine said.

“Getting inside your classroom, office, bathroom, whatever, shutting the door, locking it up and barricading it,” Williams said. “Desks, furniture, refrigerators, whatever you can find– stack as much stuff in front of the door. It’s buying seconds onto your life.”

The national average time the FBI reports an officer can arrive on scene is about two minutes, Paine said. It takes less than 60 seconds for a police offi-

cer to arrive outside any building on Tech’s campus, Williams said.

“I think open carry on campus is a good idea,” Victoria Magaña, a junior accounting major from Midland, said. “If there is a situation with an active shooter, someone who is licensed could handle it.”

Magaña has never attended an active shooter response training, she said. In the event of an active shooter, she would hide.

Defend is the final step. Paine recommends that citizens find everyday weapons to use in the event the attacker gets in. Scissors, hole punchers, fire extinguishers, books, anything one could grab to use to protect oneself could be used, Pain said.

“Get out of the view of the shooter,” Paine said. “You want to be up next to the wall that is closest to the door, set up for a counter attack in case he does make it into your room.”

Defending is more about

Staff Writer

With the legislation for open carry being debated by the Texas legislature, more issues arise in who will be able to open carry and how they will be able to.

Upon the passing of the open carry legislation, the training process could be handled in multiple ways, senior JD Clay, vice president of the Tech Trap and Skeet Club and a retail manager of a local gun shop, said.

The state of Texas has a Concealed Handgun License available to those who wish to apply and undergo the necessary training process, Clay, a senior economics major from Colorado City, said. It is possible the training process for an open carry permit will be the same.

Savannah Thode, a senior political science major from Dilley and president of the Trap and Skeet Club, said she suspected this may be how training will

be handled.

In order to receive a Concealed Handgun License, applicants must provide proof of proficiency with a handgun, according to the Texas Concealed Handgun License Laws issued by the Texas Department of Public Safety. Also, an application must be filled out and accepted in order to be eligible for the license, according to the Texas Concealed Handgun License Laws.

A proficiency demonstration consists of multiple rounds shot from different distances and a written examination, according to the Texas Administrative Code. The test must be passed with a score of at least 70 percent for the written and proficiency portions, according to the code. The certification is determined by a qualified professional, according to the administrative code.

Most likely, those who want to open carry will be required to

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• Proof of proficiency -File an application -Demonstration of multiple rounds shot -Pass a written examination with a score of at least 70 percent pass similar tests if the government chooses to issue permits for open carry, Clay said.

Another option would be that only people with valid Concealed Handgun Licenses would be eligible for open carry, Clay said. These licenses already require adequate training and background checks, so it would ensure the safety aspect of allowing people to openly carry.

In the end, if the bill passes, it will be the Texas government’s decision as to what the regulations will be, Clay said. They could go in any way they deem necessary, Clay said.

Neither Thode nor Clay said

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they suspect that the open carry legislation would bring much change to Lubbock if passed.

Clay said he believes the communities across Texas will react differently based on their location and population and that it will get a lot of attention.

In terms of the Trap and Skeet club, neither Thode nor Clay deal with handguns. Therefore, the changes will not affect their club like they will affect the community.

“As far as our club goes, our club is only shotguns,” Thode said. “If anything it would bring more knowledge of gun safety for everyone.”

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recognizing one’s surroundings and finding alternate routes if the gunman is near, Paine said.

“If the shooter makes it into the room,” Williams said, “the first man in that stack is going to attack the weapon, put all of his weight into it, and take the weapon to the ground.”

Williams said everyone else in the room should go after the gunman, attacking his eyes and throat, making sure the gunman cannot see or breathe well.

“The odds are already in your favor,” Paine said. “But then you add training, specifics, factual information, your odds of surviving are increased.”

Paine has trained more than 20,000 people and is training more all the time, he said.

“The reason I created the program,” Paine said, “is because I believe the way lives are saved in active shooter situations is based off individual reactions.”

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Pledger earns Big 12 track, field award

By DIEGO GAYTAN

“What a great award to start off the very first week for Tristan running personal best and setting school records,” After recording a 55 meter hurdle Kittley said. “It’s really neat to see these mark of 7.60, a 60m hurdle mark kids who are serious about starting the of 8.20 and running the third leg of year off right.”

Pledger’s recent Big 12 honors mark Texas Tech’s women’s track and field the second time 4x400m relay at in her career at the Texas Tech Tech in which Open on Jan. she has earned 16-17, Tech juTrack and Field nior Le’Tristan Athlete of the Pledger was Week. named the Big The Red 12 Conference’s Raider track Track and Field and field squad, Female Athlete along with of the Week, Pledger, heads according to a to College StaTech Athletics tion Friday to news release. compete in SatP l e d g e r ’s WES KITTLEY urday’s Texas 55m hurdle TRACK AND FIELD COACH A&M Quadmark placed TEXAS TECH rangular. her .01 off Tech’s upfrom breaking her own facility and overall coming competition gives Pledger another opportunity to improve on school records.

Tech coach Wes Kittley said Pledg- her marks.

Although her performance at er’s award at the start of the track and field indoor season set a positive tone the Tech Open earned her Big 12 honors, Pledger said she expects to for her through the rest of the year.

run faster this weekend than she did in her last performance.

“I’m really just trying to break 8.10 and try to go eight low so I can prepare to run 7.9, 7.8 for nationals,” Pledger said.

At the meet in College Station, Tech’s men’s and women’s track and field teams will compete against Oklahoma, Arizona State and Texas A&M, according to a Texas A&M athletics news release.

Much of the Tech squad, Kittley said, will get a chance to see top competition at the Texas A&M Quadrangle.

“It is throwing them to the wolves for a lot of the young kids,” Kittley said.

“We’re really going to have to step up, but you know it doesn’t really get any easier. I think we’ll be fine.”

Despite facing strong opponents and a divisional rival at the upcoming meet, Kittley said the meet will act as a learning experience for many of the freshmen on the Tech squads.

“It is a learning process and this is our first trip to travel,” Kittley said. “I told them just a moment ago, ‘ I want you to improve. Let’s just work on improving every week, focus on your event and get better all the time.”

Texas Rangers fill 2 big voids with trades for pitcher, catcher

Lady Raiders lose on last-second shot

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What a great award to start off the very first week for Tristan running a personal best ...

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ARLINGTON, (AP) — After filling a big void in their rotation with a hometown starter, the Rangers have added one of the catchers who will be behind the plate for Yovani Gallardo.

Texas completed its second trade in three days Wednesday, acquiring switch-hitting catcher Carlos Corporan from the AL West rival Houston Astros.

“That was our primary goal going into this offseason; we wanted to address our starting pitching and ideally our catching,” assistant general manager Thad Levine said.

The Rangers were already working on the Corporan deal when they got Gallardo in a trade with Milwaukee on Monday.

Houston designated Corporan for assignment Tuesday, setting up the trade for 19-year-old minor-league pitcher Akeem Bostick. The Rangers selected the right-hander in the second round of the 2013 amateur draft.

“We got to a point in the offseason

where we knew we had to give up something to get a catcher, which is an important piece for the 2015 puzzle,” Levine said. “No different than the Gallardo deal, gave up a lot of quality players, but we filled some huge holes we had on our team, and much-needed players came back in our direction.”

Texas sent infielder Luis Sardinas and right-handers Corey Knebel and Marcos Diplan to Milwaukee for Gallardo and $4 million of the pitcher’s $14 million salary.

Corporan, the Astros’ backup catcher the past four seasons, is expected to have that same role in Texas behind Robinson Chirinos. Levine said the Rangers wanted a “backup capable of handling more than a backup load.”

Gallardo, who grew up in North Texas and still lives there, is expected to fit in the Rangers rotation behind Yu Darvish and left-hander Derek Holland.

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After giving up a 17-point first half lead, the Texas Tech women’s basketball team was unable to hold off Kansas in a 68-66 loss Wednesday night at the United Supermarkets Arena.

With the game tied at 66 and 28 seconds left in the game, Kansas senior guard Asia Boyd drove to the lane and hit a left-handed layup with 0.6 seconds remaining to take the lead. Tech was not able to get off a shot before the buzzer.

Tech coach Candi Whitaker said the team was not as sharp as they were in the first half of the game.

“Tough loss for us. I thought we played with a lot more tempo in the first half offensively,” she said. “Some foul trouble in the second half really impacted us.

We weren’t able to string together some stops and obviously score in enough to hang on to the lead.”

Despite the defeat, senior forward Kelsi Baker made an impact on both ends of the floor with 11 points, four rebounds, four assists, four steals and a season-high seven charges drawn.

Baker said playing together on defense was the reason she was able to draw such a high number of charges.

“We are just, as a team, trying to understand the schemes and the things that we are trying to run,” Baker said. “It was just helpside defense.”

The Lady Raiders jumped out to a 43-28 lead at halftime behind a 22-5 run.

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TEXAS TECH SPRINTER Le’Tristan Pledger competes during the 55 meter hurdle event Friday in the Athletic Training Center. Pledger was named the Big 12 Confernce’s track and field athlete of the week following her performanc in the Texas Tech Open last weekend.

Te c h ’s a d v a n t a g e w a s a s much as 47-30 with 17:31 left in the game, but they could not enough shots after that mark to defeat Kansas.

After draining seven 3-pointers in the opening half, the Lady Raiders made only one in the second half.

Jayhawks coach Bonnie Henrickson said her team did not make many adjustments in the second half, but start to play tougher defense.

While one of the conference’s top scorers and rebounders, Kansas forward Chelsea Gardner, was limited early in the game, she finished with 20 points and eight rebounds.

Kansas senior guard Natalie Knight added 14 points, eight rebounds and five steals.

Whitaker said it is impossible to completely limit Gardner for an entire game because of her talent.

Tech senior guard Amber Battle continued to lead the Lady Raiders in scoring and finished with 16 points, including three shots from behind the arc.

Sophomore guard Minta Spears ended her drought without a three in conference play as she hit two out of three outside shots.

After giving up a large lead and losing on the last shot, Whitaker said the loss will hurt for a while but the team has to move on.

“There’s no question you sleep less after a close game,” Whitaker said. “But you also want your team fighting in every game and having a chance to win.” ➤➤@JeremyK_DT

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TEXAS TECH GUARD Rayven Brooks goes for a lay up during Tech’s game against Kansas on Wednesday in the United Supermarkets Arena.