Guns
Texans have both a constitutional right to keep and bear arms and a legitimate expectation that their families will be safe. A governor has a responsibility to protect both liberty and public safety without sacrificing either. On May 30, 2018, in the aftermath of the Santa Fe High School shooting, Greg Abbott asked legislative leaders to consider the merits of a “red flag” law that would allow a court to temporarily remove firearms from someone deemed dangerous. In 2019, following the mass shootings Odessa and the Walmart in El Paso, Abbott focused instead on measures such as improving threat reporting,…