71.   They were the kinds of shootings many have dreaded in the five years since George W. Bush signed legislation giving Texans the right to carry concealed handguns.

72.   Thirty-one states allow residents to carry concealed handguns, and several others are considering them.

73.   Thousands of Texans, most of them middle-age men, have completed certification courses allowing them to carry concealed handguns.

74.   We ban assault weapons but pass laws to let citizens carry handguns.

75.   Visitors will not be searched, but anyone found carrying a handgun will be asked to leave the property, store it and come back, Teitz said.

76.   Which is why, if gun opponents are puzzled by the desire to carry a handgun in a safe state, gun advocates claim it makes eminent good sense.

77.   While allowing either men or women to carry concealed handguns reduces the murder rate, the results are particularly dramatic for women.

78.   With a few parting shots fired by opponents, the Senate gave final approval Thursday to a bill that would allow Texans to carry concealed handguns.

79.   You must believe that, because you signed that right-to-carry law to let Texans carry concealed handguns.

80.   - Palestinian police will carry only handguns and not rifles in areas close to the Jewish settler enclaves.