Tag: gun violence
Role reversal: Cornyn’s extreme right position on guns makes Lt. Gov. Patrick look reasonable
Things are topsy turvy in Texas. A right-wing conservative now backs a specific background check on gun purchases while a quiet, milquetoast ...‘We’re attending the debate to send a message to the country’ on guns
Texas is still trying to make it through the jarring aftermath of the twin mass shootings from last month. Gun violence remains ...Democrats hoping to beat Cornyn gather at Frisco forum
Many of the Democrats running for U.S. Senate in Texas didn’t hold back on Thursday in their vocal opposition to President Trump ...Congressional Democrats go after Republicans on gun safety legislation
Ahead of Congress returning to Washington next week, Democrats are pressuring their GOP colleagues to snap out of their longtime paralysis on ...The NRA is royally pissed at Walmart
Walmart announced on Tuesday that it will cease all sales of handgun and certain short-barrel rifle ammunition. The company is also asking ...After Odessa shooting, GOP lawmaker screams “NO” to gun safety measures
Following another deadly mass shooting in Texas over the weekend, this time in Odessa, state Rep. Matt Schaefer of Tyler has made ...John Cornyn says idea of universal background checks makes him ‘crazy’
Sen. John Cornyn continues to oppose universal background checks, a measure supported by more than 90 percent of Texans. “Well this is what ...Houston mayor pressures Abbott for more local authority to stop gun violence
On Wednesday, Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner pushed Texas lawmakers to allow for more local authority on gun safety measures. “If I could ...Five fun John Cornyn quotes
“We were the first to assert that the more complicated the forms assumed by civilization, the more restricted the freedom of the ...Angry moms, elected officials gather in Houston to demand action on gun violence
Wearing red “Moms Demand Action” t-shirts, one couple said they lost their 20-year-old son George Kemp Jr. to gun violence in 2013. When ...Why Texas, and our entire country, needs Beto O’Rourke to keep running for President
This morning, as Beto O’Rourke stood in front of the gorgeous and sprawling backdrop of an El Paso skyline, he sought to ...Cornyn’s ‘priority is the gun lobby, not Texans’
When it comes to guns, it’s hard to get Texans to rally behind any one idea. There is, however, one glaring exception. ...
