On the third floor of Houston’s massive convention center, far above the noise and rabble of the gun show at the National Rifle Association’s annual meeting, a luxury hospitality suite was closed to normal NRA members. It was reserved instead for the gun lobby’s biggest donors, who belong to its …
Read More »Trump is Promising Action on Gun Control. Don't Hold Your Breath
The president is sounding like a changed man on gun regulations in the aftermath of the trio of mass shootings in Gilroy, El Paso and Dayton. On the south lawn of the White House on Friday, Trump insisted. “We have tremendous support for common sense background checks.” “I think we …
Read More »What Can We Really Expect From Texas Leaders After the Santa Fe Shooting?
The most prominent response to Friday’s shooting that left 10 dead at Santa Fe High Schoolcame from the state’s lieutenant governor, Dan Patrick. Speaking to reporters the afternoon of the shooting, Patrick called not for gun regulation, but door regulation. “We’re going to have to look at the design of …
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