Governor Abbott's prayers and mine have not worked.
NRA = Never Really Apologetic, Never Really Accountable.
2nd commandment > 2nd amendment.
This can't go on. I own weapons, I am CCW, and I am not the problem.
The problem is that crazy people and those who can't get on airlines because of lists can own weapons.
This guy was shot by a civilian AFTER he fled the church, so more guns in the hands of civilians is not the answer.
This has to be addressed, and Wild West Approach ain't working.
Start with open carry, locking trigger guards and very high coverage liability insurance.
I posted this earlier. There are so many gun threads, makes sense to c/p rather than type it all out again.
I recently read that one of the Columbine shooters said they wanted to set a record. Many of the mass shooters want the same thing. That attitude evolved over a period of time. Until we are able to evolve, mass shooters will continue.
There's also the belief that a gun is the preferred way to settle even the most minor of disagreements. Its utterly stupid and self-defeating but the gun nuts brag that 'if he tried that with me, I'd blow him away'.
Third is the very strong desire to be Mighty Mouse. Read the posts here. There are many who believe that they will have the opportunity to prove they are real men, prove that carrying a gun is not as completely idiotic as we all know it is.
There are actually people who join the military because they really want to kill and they hope their military career gives them that opportunity.
Because its now so easy to get any gun you want, I believe mass shootings and individual shootings are here to stay.
What we need to do is mitigate the harm that they do.
The things that seem very obvious to me are locking trigger guards, requiring substantial insurance for all gun owners, end assault type rifles and huge capacity magazines (the Texass shooter was able to expend 800 rounds per second) and
It would take time but its doable.
Problem is, the NRA lobby works for gun makers. All they care about is selling their product and the gun buyers don't care about gun deaths.
As with everything, follow the money.