Anti-Gun Activists Claim To Seek ‘Common Ground’ In Texas

By Tom Knighton

AP Photo/Brennan Linsley

There are some places where I’m baffled people even propose gun control. It’s generally not going to pass in these places, after all. You know the kind of places I’m talking about, too. The pro-gun states that the anti-gun zealots haven’t gotten more than a toehold in despite millions of dollars spent backing their candidates.

States like Texas.

However, anti-gunners still think they can push gun control in the Lone Star State.

Reaching common ground on common-sense gun laws is what Texas Gun Sense and lawmakers who joined them in the Texas Capitol Tuesday morning hope to achieve this legislative session.

Three Austin representatives — Rep. Vikki Goodwin (D-Austin), Rep. Donna Howard (D-Austin), Rep. Eddie Rodriguez (D-Austin) — and Rep. Alfonso “Poncho” Nevarez (D-Eagle Pass) stood and spoke alongside members of the nonprofit that says it advocates for “common-sense, evidence-based policies to reduce gun injuries and deaths.”

Texas legislature tackles gun rules

This session is sporting over 180 bills related to guns. The advocacy group deems over 30 of those as “key good bills;” 10 are from the Senate and over 20 are from the House. The list ranges from a variety of topics including “safe storage” to …Read the Rest

Source:: Bearing Arms