School shooting. Again. In Texas. Ted Cruz and Gregg Abbott today offering tots and pears for yet another school shooting in Arlington, Texas. This is the same Texas that allows permitless carry anywhere.
Now is the time to talk about effective gun laws. Last year was a better time. Last decade even better. 1. Universal background check including no guns for those on federal no-fly list. 2. Violent misdemeanor prohibition, 3. "May Issue" permit laws (versus "Shall issue"), giving police departments discretion on issuing permits. 4. No permitless carry, concealed or open. The first three laws in combination results in 36% reduction in gun homicides. The most effective gun-control measures are those that regulate who has legal access to guns as opposed to what kinds of guns they have access to. Especially effective are measures that restrict the access of people with a history of violence. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-019-04922-xSo tired of hearing that only criminals will have guns. Those 3 laws will reduce gun homicides by a third. The "only criminals" argument is an NRA red herring.
Nor do I ever want to hear about a good guy with a gun. They're the ones who get shot when the real cops show up.
Think about the text your daughter will send you when some jackwad with a gun walks into her classroom. Your heart will fall to the floor and shatter.
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