News & Media

press contact:

Garrett R. Chase

Communications Manager

garrett@txgunsense.org

media appearances

CBS Austin – 2025 Advocacy Day Rally

Spectrum News – Ending TX Gun Violence

MSNBC – Uvalde Shooting

PBS Frontline: After Uvalde Documentary

USA Today – Raise the Age Rally

Scripps News – Cleveland, TX Shooting

texas gun sense in the news

SEP 12, 2025

TikTok Prank Death Spotlights Other Dangerous Social Media Challenges

Houston Press explores how viral social media challenges can pose real-world risks to teens and young adults, highlighting the role of awareness and prevention.

Texas could stop the next shooting if lawmakers allowed red flag laws

AUG 21, 2025

Texas could stop the next shooting if lawmakers allowed red flag laws

It is time for Texas to stop dismantling gun regulations and start embracing responsible common-sense policies that save lives, including fully supporting red flag laws.

AUG 14, 2025

KUT Morning Newscast for August 14, 2025: Fatal North Austin Target Shooting

Central TX top stories for August 14. After Monday’s fatal shooting at a North Austin Target, advocates are highlighting the need to restrict firearms through “red flag laws.”

Texas lawmakers loosen gun ownership laws

JUN 26, 2025

Texas lawmakers loosen gun ownership laws, strengthen restrictions on removal

Legislation passed this session aligned with the goals of 2nd Amendment supporters.

Texas loosens gun laws, bans 'red flag' orders

JUN 25, 2025

Texas loosens gun laws, bans 'red flag' orders

Gov. Greg Abbott signed several bills over the weekend making it easier to own certain firearms and restricting gun control measures.

Texas bans red-flag laws that allow guns to be taken from owners in crisis

JUN 24, 2025

Texas bans red-flag laws that allow guns to be taken from owners in crisis

Texas lawmakers have handed a series of victories to gun rights advocates, including banning "red flag" laws that allow guns to be taken from owners in crisis.

Texas again lowers restrictions on certain firearms

JUN 18, 2025

TX again lowers restrictions on certain firearms, passes on regulations

Texas lawmakers passed another set of bills making it easier for gun owners to access and keep firearms, and expanded the kinds of weapons they can access.

JUN 18, 2025

TX again lowers restrictions on certain firearms, passes on regulations

Lawmakers passed a handful of bills aimed at easing access to guns as a new pediatric study links state legislation to increased firearm deaths.

MAY 30, 2025

Austin's fight against gun violence: A public health-based strategy

Three years after the tragedy in Uvalde, Austin is doubling down on a different approach to gun violence: treating it like a public health crisis.

Texas Votes to Legalize Another Type of Gun

MAY 29, 2025

Texas Votes to Legalize Another Type of Gun

Texas lawmakers voted to pass a bill that would remove short-barrel firearms from the state's list of banned weapons. Texas Gun Sense is 'beyond disappointed.'

Texas bill would let voters bring guns to the polling station.

MAY 15, 2025

Texas bill would let voters bring guns to the polling station

Texas voters may be able to bring guns to the polling station before the end of this year under a new bill advancing through the Texas legislature.

Texas Legislature makes move toward banning 'red flag' gun laws in the state.

MAY 8, 2025

Texas Legislature makes move toward banning 'red flag' gun laws in the state

The TX Legislature is considering a bill that would ban red flag laws, which allow firearms to be temporarily removed from someone deemed a threat to themselves or society.

APR 18, 2025

A basic gun storage measure could save lives. Lawmakers should pass it.

Children & teens are gaining access guns at home and using them with tragic outcomes. Texas lawmakers should pass a basic gun storage measure that could save young lives.

Texas Red Flag Moves at Odds With Public

APR 4, 2025

Texas Red Flag Moves Forward at Odds With Public

A bill that would make it harder for Texas to create Red Flag laws passed the Texas state Senate, despite the laws being popular among Texans.

APR 1, 2025

Austin teens killed in 2 separate shootings; GVP advocate speaks out

Two separate shootings in less than 24 hours killed two teenagers over the weekend in Austin. We must put an end to the senseless loss of young lives due to gun violence.

Texas Bill Could Stop Mentally Unstable People From Having Guns Taken Away.

MAR 27, 2025

TX Bill Could Stop Mentally Unstable People From Having Guns Taken Away

A bill in the Texas State Senate would prevent law enforcement from implementing policies to take away guns from mentally unstable people.

Lawmakers Push to Remove Restrictions on Concealable Firearms

MAR 19, 2025

Lawmakers Push to Remove Restrictions on Concealable Firearms

This bill revisits an issue from previous sessions, aiming to remove short-barrel rifles (SBRs) and shotguns from the state list of prohibited weapons.

FEB 27, 2025

‘We are the majority’: Gun policy advocates rally at Capitol

More than 250 people and at least 25 organizations gathered at the Texas Capitol on Thursday to advocate for “common sense” gun policies.

Gun safety advocates rally at Texas Capitol

FEB 27, 2025

Gun safety advocates rally at TX Capitol, nearly three years after Uvalde tragedy

Families of Uvalde victims and gun safety advocates gathered at the Texas Capitol nearly three years after the tragedy that took their loved ones.

FEB 20, 2025

Raising The Age To Save Lives: The Fight For Gun Safety In Texas

Renewed calls for legislative action to raise the legal age to purchase semiautomatic rifles after the Uvalde tragedy that senselessly took lives.

Cornyn backs concealed carry reciprocity

JAN 16, 2025

Cornyn backs concealed carry license reciprocity across state lines

Federal bills in House & Senate would require states to recognize concealed carry & constitutional carry licenses issued in other states.

Texas counties failed to report people for background checks

DEC 17, 2024

Texas counties failed 800 times to report people for firearm background checks

An audit found more than 800 missed reports of people prohibited from purchasing firearms in counties across the entire state of Texas.

OCT 14, 2024

Gun violence is on the decline in North Texas and the state overall

A new report shows that statewide gun violence has declined, including a 15% drop in firearm-related homicides in the first eight months of the year.

SEP 10, 2024

Rising Stars: Meet Nicole Golden of Austin and Statewide

A Voyage Austin profile on Nicole Golden, Executive Director of Texas Gun Sense, and the passion behind her work fighting for a safer Texas.

AUG 28, 2024

3 N Texas schools experience safety threats in first few weeks of classes

Another North Texas school investigates a student found with a weapon, days after similar threats were reported in Southlake and Dallas.

AUG 13, 2024

Texas State Fair bans guns, local lawmakers push back in response

Texas State Fair officials announced a new policy banning all guns, nearly a year after a gunman opened fire in the food court. Legislators are pushing back.

AUG 15, 2024

Paxton threatens to sue Dallas over State Fair’s gun ban

The State Fair of Texas is facing criticism from some top state Republicans following their decision to prohibit firearms on the property for upcoming events.

Vending Machines with Ammunition in Texas

JUL 15, 2024

Vending machines with ammunition are coming to Texas.

A Dallas-area retailer received criticism last week when it installed a vending machine kiosk to sell ammunition in a Hill Country grocery store.

Surgeon General Declares Gun Violence a Public Health Crisis

JUN 27, 2024

U.S. Surgeon General declares gun violence a public health crisis

On Tuesday, U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy declared gun violence a national public health crisis in a first from the Office of the Surgeon General.

JUN 24, 2024

Texas ranked 2nd in nation for active shooters in 2023, FBI report reveals

The Federal Bureau of Investigation released statistics for active shooters in 2023, and the numbers are cause for concern, especially in Texas.

Black market gun sales to continue in Texas

JUN 21, 2024

Black market gun sales to continue in Texas, creating worries about gun violence

Gun owners will need a federal license if they sell firearms to ‘predominantly earn a profit,’ but a judge blocked the new rule from taking effect in Texas.

Supreme Court sides with Austin gun store owner

JUN 14, 2024

SCOTUS overturns bump stock ban, siding with Austin gun owner

The U.S. Supreme Court overturned a Trump-era rule banning bump stocks for semiautomatic firearms, saying bump stocks do not automatically make a machine gun.

Dozens of firearms missing from Texas law enforcement

MAY 10, 2024

Dozens of firearms missing or stolen from Texas state law enforcement agencies

Dozens of state-owned weapons, from handheld pistols to assault rifles, used by Texas law enforcement officers have gone missing or been stolen since 2018.

John Cornyn fighting new federal gun rule

MAY 7, 2024

John Cornyn is fighting a new federal gun rule that he helped enable

Cornyn is fighting against a federal rule that has angered Republicans and gun rights advocates — but that the Biden administration says his law helped create.

MAY 7, 2024

Gun violence takes its toll in Allen beyond a mass shooting

Allen has a gun violence problem — and it’s not just because of last year’s mass shooting. A bill to raise the age to purchase assault weapons from 18 to 21 failed to pass.

FEB 28, 2024

Speakers talk barriers, approaches to action in gun violence panel

Community members gathered for a panel hosted by the LBJ Future Forum on ways to take action in the wake of gun violence, featuring Nicole Golden of TGS.

FEB 13, 2024

13 Investigates if red flag laws could have prevented Lakewood shooting

Experts say red flag laws might have allowed her family to temporarily confiscate the suspect’s firearms if she posed a danger to herself or society.

DEC 13, 2023

Alleged TX mass shooter had warrants, family violence history

The man accused of killing six people in a violent spree across Texas last week had repeated encounters with police, including a mental health crisis 3 months earlier.

DEC 12, 2023

As suicide rate increases, gun safety advocates call for more gun regulations

CDC reports show a record number of suicides involving firearms, prompting calls for stronger gun safety measures to bring rates back down and keep people safe.

NOV 8, 2023

Lives Robbed receives award from Texas Gun Sense for advocacy work

Lives Robbed was honored with the 2023 Frances Schenkkan Advocate of the Year Award for their gun violence prevention advocacy efforts.

SEP 4, 2023

New state law requires schools to have armed guards

School districts are struggling to hire enough officers and supplement unfunded costs as the legislature provides insufficient funding for the new mandate.

SEP 4, 2023

Gun Violence prevention advocate reacts to Austin strip mall shooting

The Austin Police Department releases details of the suspect and victim killed at the Teapioca Lounge shooting after community left shaken.

AUG 14, 2023

North Texas school districts hurry to comply with new safety law

HB 3 requires an armed security officer on every campus, spurred by last year's tragic mass shooting in Uvalde. But schools are struggling to find qualified armed security.

AUG 10, 2023

Texans do not need a license to carry, but some gun owners still want one

Over 200,000 Texans obtained licenses in 2022 despite permitless carry laws. Before permitless carry, Texans had to be licensed to open or concealed carry handguns.

MAY 23, 2023

Uvalde families’ Texas gun safety win lasts just 24 hours

Parents’ push to raise the age for semi-automatic weapon purchases from 18 to 21 was overturned within a day after the bill failed to meet another critical deadline.

MAY 23, 2023

Gun safety advocates see signs of progress in first session after Uvalde

Lawmakers prioritized school safety measures, some gun-related legislation also advanced. Emotions ran high over proposal to limit youth access to some firearms.

MAY 9, 2023

Raise The Age Act: Actual Progress For Gun Safety in Texas

HB 2744 has been voted out of committee, marking a rare win for sensible gun ownership regulations in Texas, giving hope to gun violence prevention advocates.

MAY 23, 2023

Uvalde families’ Texas gun safety win lasts just 24 hours

Parents’ push to raise the age for semi-automatic weapon purchases from 18 to 21 was overturned within a day after the bill failed to meet another critical deadline.

MAY 9, 2023

Gun Control Had a Small Surprise Win After the Texas Mall Shooting

A House committee approved a bill that would raise the legal age to buy certain semi-automatic rifles from 18 to 21 in an 8-5 bipartisan vote.

MAY 9, 2023

Raise The Age Act: Actual Progress For Gun Safety in Texas

HB 2744 has been voted out of committee, marking a rare win for sensible gun ownership regulations in Texas, giving hope to gun violence prevention advocates.

MAY 23, 2023

Uvalde families’ Texas gun safety win lasts just 24 hours

Parents’ push to raise the age for semi-automatic weapon purchases from 18 to 21 was overturned within a day after the bill failed to meet another critical deadline.