The day before a gunman—specifically targeting Mexican immigrants—killed 22 people in an El Paso Walmart, Gov. Greg Abbott sent a fundraising letter that warned: “Unless you and I want liberals to succeed in their plan to transform Texas—and our entire country—through illegal immigration.” Since then, Gov. Abbott has acknowledged that “mistakes were made,” a dodge …
Category Archives: Guns
Write Your Reps! Tell Your Senators to End the Gun Show Loophole
Chip Roy tweeted 48 times about everything except his vote on #VAWA19
Originally posted on Facebook by Cari Marshall. Reposted with permission. This past Thursday, the U.S. House voted to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act. The updated law would enable law enforcement to take away the guns of dating partners or stalkers convicted of abuse – closing the “boyfriend loophole.” (Under current federal law, only those …
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Take Action at #txlege: Week of Feb. 25
Bills are being referred to committees, and hearings are getting underway, especially in the House. Here are some bills and hearings of interest this week. Be sure to jump down for our weekly feature on Public Education bills, too. There are also many lobby days and rallies over the next several weeks. You can view …
That time Rep. Roger Willams actually held a Town Hall
Photos: TX25 Indivisible, Driftwood/Dripping Springs Last week, with 24 hours’ notice, Rep. Roger Williams scheduled four Town Halls, one of them in Bee Cave, just outside Austin. Organizers from Indivisible Texas 25 East Austin and Driftwood/Dripping Springs groups scrambled to attend. Bee Cave mayor Monte Parker moderated the event, and we got this dispatch from one …
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Write your reps! Support the Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2019 (H.R.8)
Congress is voting the week of February 25, 2019 on H.R.8, which would close the loophole in the current law to require background checks for firearm purchases online and at gun shows. It’s a small, but important step toward ending the epidemic of gun violence. Rep. Lloyd Doggett is a cosponsor (thanks, Lloyd!) and the bill …
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A Day on the Hill
(Read about day 1 of my trip to D.C.) Bright and early last Thursday morning I headed to the U.S. Capitol Visitors Center for the weekly coffee with Sen. John Cornyn, which I RSVP-ed for in advance (and I don’t know if they spend any time researching attendees, but I suspect they do). It was …
Where Has All Our Common Sense Gone? Remarks at the NRA Convention
I gave these remarks at the Texas Gun Sense press conference outside the NRA convention on May 4. Today, once again, children were slaughtered at school because our lawmakers refuse to take any meaningful action to protect them. With each mass shooting, families and communities are devastated, and the community of survivors grows ever larger. …
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My Sister Was Murdered With An Assault Weapon, and Better Gun Laws Might Have Stopped It From Happening
Note: This article, by Indivisible Austin Board President Lisa Goodgame, was originally posted on xojane.com in April 2013. “Her death created a rift in our family. We will always be the Goodgames before and the Goodgames after. Because she was so young, after is proving to be a very long time.” On the night of …
Tell John Cornyn, Ted Cruz, and Greg Abbott to Cancel their NRA Convention Speeches
Pictured: NRA Tools Arguably the three most powerful politicians in Texas (was Dan Patrick not available?) are joining Vice President Mike Pence at the annual convention of the NRA in Dallas May 3-6. It’s time to call BS on our elected representatives, for not representing our interests. The NRA represents gun manufacturers, not gun owners, …