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In a Friday, Jan. 1, 2016 photo, Misty Witt carries her powder pistol in a holster as she arrives at a rally on the steps of the Capitol in Austin, Texas, Open Carry Texas and Texas Carry held a rally on the south steps of the Texas State Capitol to celebrate Texas becoming an open carry state. President Barack Obama defended his administration's plans to tighten the nation's gun-control restrictions without going through Congress, insisting Jan. 4 that the steps he'll announce fall within his legal authority and uphold the constitutional right to own a gun (Ralph Barrera/Austin American-Statesman via AP) AUSTIN CHRONICLE OUT, COMMUNITY IMPACT OUT, INTERNET AND TV MUST CREDIT PHOTOGRAPHER AND STATESMAN.COM, MAGS OUT; MANDATORY CREDIT