Texas Governor May Be Considering New Gun Control Measures

By Tom Knighton

While there may be more pro-gun states than Texas, there are few that have the pro-gun reputation that Texas has. There are still a handful of gun control measures on the books there in the state and some lawmakers seem little interested in changing that.

However, the reputation exists for a reason. Texas is one state I’ve never really had to worry about when it came to passing gun control. It just wasn’t the Texas way.

Well, it might happen anyway.

Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Thursday raised concern about private firearm sales but didn’t commit to crack down on them or act on gun control issues following a meeting on ways to prevent mass shootings such as the El Paso attack that killed 22 people.

While lawmakers are feeling pressure to respond quickly to the Aug. 3 shooting at a Walmart, Abbott signaled that Texas would take a long and careful look at gun laws and other safety measures before its Legislature next meets in 2021.

Scrutinizing private guns sales was among a list of ideas Abbott rattled off after emerging from a four-hour, closed-door meeting about the El Paso shooting with lawmakers, police and representatives from Google, Facebook and …Read the Rest

Source:: Bearing Arms