More El Paso residents than ever before crowded into a class over the weekend to become certified to carry a concealed gun in public in Texas following this month's mass shooting at a Walmart store that killed 22 people.
Guadalupe Segovia, 35, was at the class with her two children. She said her military husband had long been pushing for her to get a concealed-carry license, which allows the holder to wear a gun hidden under their clothes or carry it in a purse when they are in public.
Segovia said she felt urgency to do the required training now after the attack hit close to home. "I'm still going to be scared, even carrying a weapon," she said.
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