Town Square
What Are Gun Rights And Gun Regulation Issues Facing Texas – And The Country?
Posted on · Today, we discuss gun safety, violence and policy, as well as social justice.
Tag: gun safety
Gun control
Gun Safety Groups Face Uphill Battle In Face Of COVID-19
Posted on · Two national gun control organizations are mounting an $8 million campaign to flip the Texas State House and elect “Gun Sense” members to Congress
Harris County
Harris County Unveils New Gun Safety Measures
Posted on · The steps include expanding the Safe Surrender Program to get guns out of the hands of those charged with domestic violence.
Texas
Texas To Launch $1 Million Gun Safety Awareness Campaign
Posted on · Gov. Greg Abbott signed the state’s budget into law, which includes a two-year gun storage safety campaign.
News
Houston Gun Violence Commission Recommends High Tech Safety Measures
Posted on · In time for the new school year, Mayor Turner’s Commission Against Gun Violence announced its recommendations
Houston Matters
Houston Might Join Campaign for Gun Safety Focusing on Manufacturers
Posted on · The Metropolitan Organization is promoting the ‘Do Not Stand Idly By’ initiative that encourages gunmakers to use higher industry standards.
Houston Matters
Political Roundup: Revoking Security Clearances, And Ongoing Concerns About Russian Interference
Posted on · The Houston Matters experts discuss the latest political stories with an eye for how they might affect Houston and Texas.
News
‘Road To Change’: Students Set Sights On Gun Control In Texas
Posted on · The Parkland activists are visiting cities across the country this summer to keep the conversation going after gaining the nation’s attention in February.
News
Guns Chill Free Speech, UT-Austin Professors Will Argue At Federal Appeals Court
Posted on · Three UT-Austin professors sued to end a state law mandating campus carry in Texas. Though a federal judge dismissed the suit, the fight isn't over as the case goes to a federal appeals court.
News
Should Texas Have A Law To Mandate Safe Gun Storage?
Posted on · Opinions differ on what’s needed to prevent shooting accidents
News
2-Year-Old Boy Dead After Self-Inflicted Gunshot
Posted on · The shooting happened Sunday afternoon in northwest Houston
News
Fate Of ‘Red Flag’ Law Likely To Rest With Patrick
Posted on · The Texas Republican Party adopted a platform opposing such a measure, which previously gained bipartisan support as a means of curbing school shootings. Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick has yet to make his position known.
News
Texas Republicans Turn To Newtown Group To Promote Gun Safety Education
Posted on · The governor’s office will provide a $1 million grant to gun industry-affiliated group to educate Texans about safe gun storage.
News
Santa Fe Students Call For Tougher Gun Laws, More Counselors on Campus
Posted on · The group of students also said that they have mixed emotions about returning to school next Tuesday.
News
After Santa Fe Shooting Talks, Abbott Expresses Support For Mental Health Checks, Reporting Stolen Guns
Posted on · Here are 22 ideas Gov. Abbott shared for stopping school shootings