More than seven months after House Democrats passed a bill to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act, Senate Republicans have introduced their own weaker version of the bill. Unlike the House version, the Republican bill doesn’t eliminate the “boyfriend...
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back to archiveRole 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 Republican senator appears to take a very hardline following the shooting massacres in El Paso and Odessa. The Texas...
‘You are destroying our party’: Patrick intensifies GOP civil war
It’s not something you see often, or ever: Lt. Gov Dan Patrick, long time darling of the National Rifle Association, is defending background checks from far-right Republicans. In a Tuesday Twitter battle, Patrick accused Michael Quinn Sullivan – the Tea...
Call us skeptical of Dan Patrick v. N.R.A.
Hardcore N.R.A. member Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick supporting a type of gun background check doesn’t pass the smell test. Politics is a strange business, so anything’s possible. We hope our skepticism is misplaced. This could be one of those rare inflection points in...
Rep. Gutierrez calls Abbott’s executive orders on guns “nothing”
More than 60 Texas House Democrats have urged Gov. Greg Abbott to call a special session of the legislature to consider gun safety legislation. “I’ve written two letters to the governor which ask for a special session,” state Rep. Roland Gutierrez said...
Reps. Crenshaw and Ocasio-Cortez duke it out on Twitter
Texas Rep. Dan Crenshaw wrote on Twitter on Tuesday that among his reasons to oppose universal background checks is has to do with his friends. Crenshaw was responding to a story about a woman using a handgun to defend herself against five would-be robbers. But...
Democrats embark on full-court pressure campaign to address gun violence
On Wednesday, Democratic lawmakers across Texas renewed calls for Gov. Greg Abbott to call an emergency special session to address gun violence. “[Abbott] drives the agenda of the legislature, he drives the agenda of the entire state, he could easily help put his...
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 gun violence prevention legislation. Today, the House Judiciary Committee is getting a head start by taking up three bills in...
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 customers not to openly carry guns in their stores. The announcement comes after the mass shootings at an El Paso Walmart...