In Texas, it’s legal to openly carry a rifle in public so long as it’s not brandished in a threatening way
Police said they believe Foster was armed and had approached the car before being shot. Michael Capochiano, a witness, told the Times that Foster walked toward the vehicle with the muzzle of the gun facing down.what he described as an AK-47 rifleFoster said he was carrying the weapon because he felt it necessary to “practice some of our rights” after his roommate was arrested for protesting. Asked if he believed he would need to use it, Foster said no.
Garrett Foster’s mother, Sheila Foster, told ABC that she believes her son had a license to carry. She said Garrett was pushing his fiancee, Whitney Mitchell, a quadruple amputee, in her wheelchair when the motorist opened fire. Mitchell was not injured in the shooting.
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