March 21, 2023 – House Community Safety Committee Holds First Hearing of 88th Legislative Session
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 21, 2023 Contact Information: Jesse Woche, Outreach and Advocacy Coordinator E-mail: jesse@txgunsense.org Website: www.txgunsense.org House Community Safety Committee Holds First Hearing of 88th Legislative Session March 21, 2023 marks the first hearing of the new House Select Community Safety Committee, tasked with hearing gun bills this session. Lawmakers have filed approximately 300 gun-related […]
April 14 – Press Conference Regarding Raise The Age Bill To Be Heard
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 14, 2023 Contact Information: Jesse Woche, Outreach and Advocacy Coordinator E-mail: jesse@txgunsense.org Website: www.txgunsense.org Legislation to be Heard to Raise the Age of Purchase What: Community Safety Committee hears key firearms bills Where: Texas House Members Lounge, E2.1002 When: Tuesday, April 18th, 8:30 a.m. Who: Survivors from Uvalde and Santa Fe, Advocates, […]
April 27, 2023 – The House Community Safety Committee Must Take Action
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 27, 2023 Contact Information: Jesse Woche, Outreach and Advocacy Coordinator E-mail: jesse@txgunsense.org Website: www.txgunsense.org The House Community Safety Committee Must Take Action Uvalde Families Still Waiting for the Legislature to Act The Community Safety Committee plans to vote on several bills today, Thursday, April 27th, upon adjournment from the House floor. Families from […]
April 28, 2023 – Committee Refuses To Vote On HB 2744
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 28, 2023 Contact Information: Jesse Woche, Outreach and Advocacy Coordinator E-mail: jesse@txgunsense.org Website: www.txgunsense.org Gun Violence Survivors and Advocates To Hold Press Conference Committee Refuses To Vote on HB 2744 – Raise the Age To 21 What: Press Conference Where: Capitol Agricultural Museum When: Friday, April 28th, 1pm Who: Survivors from […]
April 29, 2023 – Cleveland, Texas Mass Shooting
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 29, 2023 Contact Information: Nicole Golden, Executive Director E-mail: info@txgunsense.org Website: www.txgunsense.org Texas Gun Sense Mourns Five Dead in Senseless Cleveland, TX Shooting The Texas Legislature Has No Excuse For Inaction Last night, five people were murdered in an “execution-style” shooting in their Texas home. The youngest victim was 8 years […]
May 7, 2023 – Allen, Texas Mass Shooting
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 7, 2023 Contact Information: Jesse Woche, Outreach and Advocacy Coordinator E-mail: jesse@txgunsense.org Website: www.txgunsense.org 199th Mass Shooting This Year On Saturday, a gunman armed with an AR-style rifle murdered at least 8 people and injured at least 7, including a 5-year-old child, at an outdoor outlet mall in Allen, Texas, a Dallas suburb. […]
May 8, 2023 – Community Safety Committee Approves HB 2744 to Raise the AgeMay 8, 2023 –
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 8, 2023 Contact Information: Jesse Woche, Outreach and Advocacy Coordinator E-mail: jesse@txgunsense.org Website: www.txgunsense.org Community Safety Committee Approves HB 2744 to Raise the Age Today, the Community Safety Committee passed HB 2744 with bipartisan support to raise the age to 21 to purchase semi-automatic rifles like that used to murder 19 […]
May 10, 2023 – State leaders block raise the age legislation
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 10, 2023 Contact Information: Jesse Woche, Outreach and Advocacy Coordinator E-mail: jesse@txgunsense.org Website: www.txgunsense.org Texas Leaders Block Passage of HB 2744 Following Monday’s historic bipartisan 8-5 committee vote to advance legislation to raise the age to purchase semi-automatic rifles from 18 to 21, state leaders obstructed efforts to send the bill to […]
PTSD and Me
By guest author Dr. Angel Durr. “My heart aches with an indescribable pain that never fades. My 54-year-old mother was taken from me and my family in April 2021 by a senseless and preventable act of gun violence.” READ MORE
May 22, 2023 – The Legislative Session Is Ending Without Action To Prevent Gun Violence.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 22, 2023 Contact Information: Jesse Woche, Outreach and Advocacy Coordinator E-mail: jesse@txgunsense.org Website: www.txgunsense.org The Legislative Session Is Ending Without Action To Prevent Gun Violence. Join Texas Gun Sense, advocates, survivors, and elected officials for a press event on Tuesday highlighting the Legislature’s failure to act to prevent gun violence. What: Press Event on Gun […]