Town Square
Uvalde – One Year Later
Posted on · We take a look at how the community is healing and what’s changed since last year’s tragic school shooting.
Tag: gun legislation
Texas
Texas bill requiring 10-year prison sentences for gun felonies faces opposition from criminal justice and firearm advocates
Posted on · Under Senate Bill 23, authored by Houston Republican Joan Huffman, all felonies involving a gun would incur a mandatory 10-year prison sentence. It’s meant to curb crime, despite the lack of correlation between harsher sentences and crime rates.
Politics
U.S. Senate, in 64-34 vote, advances bipartisan gun legislation backed by Cornyn
Posted on · The legislation would enhance background checks for gun purchasers younger than 21. It would also make it easier to remove guns from people threatening to kill themselves or others, as well as people who have committed domestic violence.
Politics
Bipartisan group of senators announces deal for school safety and gun measures
Posted on · The agreement, which has the support of at least 10 Republican senators, is narrowly focused at preventing future shootings similar to the one in Uvalde, Texas.
Texas
Gov. Greg Abbott Issues 8 Executive Orders Aimed At Stopping Potential Mass Shooters
Posted on · The orders focus largely on improving reporting channels when members of the public or law enforcement agencies worry that a person might be a threat to commit violence.
News
Gun Legislation Passes Florida House, Goes To Governor
Posted on · The bill would raise the minimum age to buy rifles from 18 to 21 and create a waiting period on sales of the weapons
Podcast
Party Politics, Texas Edition Ep. 46: Early Voting Numbers High for Democrats
Posted on · Brandon and Jay talk about the state races, land commissioner, agricultural commissioner, Senate District 17 and House District 134
News
WATCH: House Passes Major Gun Bill As Senators Debate Bump-Stock Regulation
Posted on · The gun debate took center stage on Capitol Hill Wednesday, as the House passed its first major piece of gun legislation since two of the deadliest mass shootings in U.S. history