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                                                                              WITNESS LIST

              SB 16

              Senate Committee Report

              State Affairs

              March 20, 2017 - 9:00 AM

                        FOR:

                                          Bennett, Benjamin M.    (Self) , Corpus Christi, TX

                                          Briscoe, Rick   Legislative Director  (Open Carry Texas), San Antonio, TX

                                          Fullam, Jason   Security Officer, Member  (also providing written testimony)  (Self &

                                          Security Officer Brotherhood), San Antonio, TX

                                          Gillaspy, John-Michael   Board Member  (Self, Texas Carry), Harker Heights, TX

                                          Grisham, CJ   First Sergeant (Ret)  (Self; Open Carry TX), Temple, TX

                                          Holcomb, Terry   SREC Committeeman SD3  (Self) , Coldspring, TX

                                          Mandry, Jennifer   Homemaker  (Self) , SA, TX

                                          Tripp, Alice   Legislative Director  (TX State Rifle Assoc), Paige, TX

                        ON:

                                          Brauer, Andrea   Executive Director  (also providing written testimony)  (Texas Gun

                                          Sense), Austin, TX

                                          Bresette, Patrick   Executive Director  (also providing written testimony)  (Children's

                                          Defense Fund - Texas), Austin, TX

                                          Malone, Rachel   Director  (Self; Texas Firearms Freedom), Manor, TX

                       Registering, but not testifying:

                        FOR:

                                          Bennett, Robert L.    (Self) , Gonzales, TX

                                          Freeman, Leland    (Self) , Austin, TX

                                          Mandry, George G.   Jr.  (Self) , New Braunfels, TX

                                          Pacheco, Michael   Associate Legislative Director  (Texas Farm Bureau), Austin, TX

                                          Tatsch, Christopher    (Self) , Austin, TX

                        ON:

                                          Bowie, Renearl   Assistant Director  (Texas Department of Public Safety), Austin, TX

                       Providing written testimony:

                        ON:

                                          Fossum, Michael    (Self) , Austin, TX

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