Texas gun bills taking us back to Old West days

star-telegram.com ^ | 3/20/2015 | Bob Ray Sanders

[rktman]

Oh, how I wish Texas lawmakers cared as much about our children as they do their guns.

And wouldn’t it be terrific if the folks who represent us in Austin despised injustice as much as they do immigration and taxes?

I suppose, given the makeup of our state Legislature and the leadership in the top statewide offices, that’s a little too much to hope for.

It is no surprise that new gun legislation has been put on a fast track at the Capitol, sailing through committee and floor votes with ease, while our underfunded public schools likely will languish.

[rktman]

Guess I should have put a barf alert in the header. Blood will be running in the streets. Right? You know, from those high noon shoot-outs that'll be commonplace all over the DFW metroplex.

[mad_as_he$$]

Ahhh.. the incorrect legend of the old West.

[grobdriver]

Oh how I wish idiots such as Bob Sanders would do just a little investigatory work and see how states with open carry / constitutional carry are doing with their crime stats.

[jennings2004]

Yep!

[Tudorfly]

The author of this article is a moron. A liberal moonbat moron, who does not understand history nor the truth that a more armed society is a more polite and safer society.

[Don Corleone]

There was a lot less lawlessness and fewer shoot-em-ups in the old west as everybody was packin’ and knew how to use their weapons. You didn’t ‘slap leather’ unless it was really called for. Jus’ sayin’.

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

Dag nabbit! Dem varmints in Texus done did it again! Ma, git muh pistol out from under dat drawar!

[jennings2004]

But, but, but, think of just how superior he feels relative to us “gun-toting urchins!”

[Gaffer]

I could envision “Bob Ray” trolling in childrens’ playgrounds and sniffing the seats of the swings and slides.

[Tijeras_Slim]

Why do I think the only western Bob Ray ever watched was Broke Back Mountain?

[LYDIAONTARIO]

Maybe we could teach our kids about gun safety at a young age so they don’t grow up to be gun-terrified little panty-waists like this writer appears to be.

[Professional Engineer]

Underfunded schools?? Bullroar. When they spend millions on fubar stadiums, they can’t cry lack of cash.

[Labyrinthos]

Oh how I wish idiots such as Bob Sanders would do just a little investigatory work and see how states with open carry / constitutional carry are doing with their crime stats.

My research shows that there is a weak correlation at best between a state's gun control laws and its violent crime rate, and the biggest predictor of a state's or city's violent crime is the demographics of the people who live there.

[Feckless]

...only the ones the little boys were on.

[Gritty]

Yeah. Those were the "Bad Old Days"...

Treat Them to a Good Dose of Lead (Why the 'Wild West' was not what Liberals claim-my title)

[BitWielder1]

Criminals already have guns. We know that's not safe.
Good people with guns will not make society any more unsafe.
On the contrary, making criminals think twice before they use their guns in a crime where others may be armed and return fire is a good thing.

[Afterguard]

I’ve never heard Bob Ray before but it doesn’t matter. He’s just an extension of the dip$hit moonbat organism that infests the USA today. He’d probably rather see gun enthusiasts dead than pursuing liberty. This is getting so tiresome.

[umgud]

while our underfunded public schools likely will languish.

Has anybody ever really seen an underfunded public school?

[mj1234]

“Oh, how I wish Texas lawmakers cared as much about our children as they do their guns.”

Oh how I wish there were 2- parents (Male/female )
cared as much about their own children-

Oh how I wish we could get rid of the BATF

Oh how I wish we could get rid oh the dept. of homeland
security

this idiot got his wish 6 years ago- O’bummer Now
it has turned into our nightmare

[Made In The USA]

I believe that still works today. You’re a lot less likely to carjack, rob a house, mug someone when you know it could mean getting killed.