Texas Gun Sense Mourns Five Dead in Senseless Shooting
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 old. The gunman was armed with an AR-15 style weapon. News stories indicate he was intoxicated. […]
Safe Storage of Firearms
Unsecured firearms in the home can result in suicides, homicides, and unintentional shootings.
Protecting Our Schools
Texas experienced one of the deadliest school shootings in United States history in 2022 when a gunman murdered 19 children and two educators and injured 14 others at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde.
Raise the Age of Purchase for Semi-Automatic Rifles
We know that creating stronger vetting requirements to purchase semi-automatic rifles like AR-15s is a necessary step for making Texas safer.
Extreme Risk Protection Orders (ERPO)
Texas should join other states that have adopted an Extreme Risk Protection Order (ERPO) law, allowing civil court judges to temporarily remove firearms from individuals threatening to harm themselves or others.
Prevent Domestic Abusers From Accessing Firearms
Texas should ensure domestic abusers prohibited from possessing firearms by law do not have access to them. A comprehensive statewide protocol for the relinquishment of firearms would make our existing laws more effective and prevent domestic homicides.
Community Violence Intervention (CVI) Programs
The state should invest in community violence intervention by creating a statewide office of violence prevention and supporting local community violence intervention programs.
Suicide Prevention
Suicide is preventable. In taking efforts to prevent gun access to those at risk of suicide, Texas can save lives.
Require a Background Check on Every Gun Sale
Seventy-eight percent of Texas voters support strengthening background checks, recognizing that we must do more to keep guns out of the hands of individuals with dangerous histories.