Texas legislatures advance bill that would raise age to buy certain rifles

[@M.J.212]

UVALDE, Texas - Gov. Greg Abbott said Wednesday that the Uvalde school shooter had a "mental health challenge" and the state needed to "do a better job with mental health" - yet in April he slashed $211 million from the department that oversees mental health programs. In addition, Texas ranked last out of all 50 states and the District of Columbia for overall access to mental health care, according to the 2021 State of Mental Health in America report.

[@iwouldliketoorderanumber1b79]

He’s a hypocrite and a do nothing kind of guy.

[@KNIGHTSFALLN]

And Texas ranked 33 by the same report by Mental Health Association in 2022… crazy how they can jump halfway up the country ranks while cutting funding in just 1 year.

[@djb1634]

Don’t forget he added back in like 100 million later. He is real proud of that fact. Not so much the fact that he drained double the amount from it to begin with.

[@M.J.212]

@@djb1634 Granted yet, around less than 20% of that went to mental health, the rest went to his law enforcement efforts to combat illegal immigration.

[@djb1634]

@@M.J.212 Oh I know. I just wanted to add in that little bit because he loves to say how much he has done for mental health in Texas despite reality.

[@djb1634]

Abbott will veto

[@quentinjohannes8396]

Abbott is weak RINO scum bag that needs to get out of the way. The Texas border invasion is all on him and people need to start realizing that. He could shut down his border tomorrow if he wanted but he just keeps help bussing them in to everyone else’s states. SCREW HIM!

[@hbomatt]

It's also unconstitutional.

[@djb1634]

@@hbomatt So was January 6th.

[@Bonjour-World]

Abbott is bought and paid for by the NRA

[@HYOUNG-hb3wx]

@@djb1634 So we're the burning of cities and the setting up of Chaz during the summer or riots that almost NOBODY was arrested for.

[@vallejoborncalihasbecomeal9022]

How would raising the age to buy have stopped the most recent shooting?

[@dudleyboycott7331]

Smoke and mirrors

[@painter4769]

It won’t not have done anything and they know that this is just for the sheeple to feel safe so they vote the same idiots in to take more of their freedoms away.

[@Strange_Brew]

That would raise the age to enter the military.

[@MABO07]

They’re literally cheering for the bare minimum. Yadda, yadda, yadda, “Thoughts & Prayers”

[@arthurfoyt6727]

Denying a civil right that is guaranteed in the Constitution. It also says that EVERYONE under the age of 21 is too dumb to be trusted or to be responsible. It's hardly something to cheer about.

[@mattbryant7294]

Feelings of fear do not usurp free exercise of right to protect the right.

[@lgobi9649]

And it will not make a difference. Breaking the law is breaking the law period. It's like raising the age to purchase alcohol and then not driving drunk. Only law-abiding citizens follow the law

[@shirleyandrews1152]

Can’t hear what is being said.

[@JuanHurrea]

LOL doing the little as possible. but hey, thoughts and prayers etc etc

[@iwouldliketoorderanumber1b79]

Remember the mass shooters are not under 21 that often, this guy was 33 in Allen tx. It’s the bare minimum they are doing here because heat is on their back as far as national coverage so let’s make it look like we are doing something.

[@joshuacarson6576]

@@iwouldliketoorderanumber1b79 what law would have stopped any of these shooting?

[@iwouldliketoorderanumber1b79]

@@joshuacarson6576 how about starting with gun reform, banning assault weapons or gun buy back programs. Why do we act like this is rocket science and nothing can be done when we are the only country with the highest level of gun violence. Think about that for a second the strongest nation in the world with the most gun violence and we act like nothing can be done. You want change you make things happen not sit on your a$& and throw your hands in the air. We’re not even trying to make a change because of people with your type of thinking who just sit back a prefer to watch this repeat over and over again. If you want to do nothing then voters and politicians like you need to get out the way and let people who actually give a damn do the work..

[@Caliban_80]

@@joshuacarson6576 Good point, laws don't work. We should just not have any laws...

[@MarcosElMalo2]

This is actually doing something. We can argue if it’s enough (or too much), but it is not nothing.

[@Bonjour-World]

TexASS Republicans "We need more guns".

[@WesleyHarry-rp2ll]

Why more Guns and not more legislations be put to place

[@alfonso704]

You stay home or go out without one and see how that works for you.

[@Bonjour-World]

@@alfonso704 I stopped carrying a sidearm over 35 years ago.

[@jimbeam2705]

Murder is already against the law . No matter what you use. Funny a Hispanic just showed how you can use a SUV in Texas to run over and kill 8 illegals.

[@jimbeam2705]

@@Bonjour-World WELL BLESS YOUR HEART