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It’s all about money in Texas.

As long as Texans have a beer, a big screen TV, and a remote, nothing is going to happen concerning gun safety. Nothing. People being killed in church, shopping, attending a rally, going to school, or just driving on the streets will not, has not, swayed the opinions of Legislators who represent the gun industry. There is only one thing our elected officials understand in Texas and that is money.

Companies who are looking to Texas to bring jobs might think twice when they realize that gun violence has become a way of life, or death in Texas. They might think twice when they realize that our elected officials are more concerned about protecting their relationship with the NRA than protecting the lives of employees and their families. 

Texas has been a magnet for business due to its lax business laws, protections from lawsuits, and low taxes but it is also a magnet for gun nuts walking in the streets dressed in military uniforms, carrying assault weapons with high capacity clips. Maybe some day the companies in Texas will stand up against gun violence much like 145 CEOs did in a letter to Congress. From the letter:

“Gun violence in America is not inevitable; it’s preventable,” the business leaders wrote. “We need our lawmakers to support common-sense gun laws that could prevent tragedies like these.”

Via AP

Enough. Just how stupid are we to allow people to walk around wearing military uniforms, bullet proof vests, carrying loaded assault weapons with high capacity clips in the open? All open carry accomplishes is to appease the extremely small number of extremists who get off by creating fear and looking tough.

Candidate for the United States Senate, MJ Hegar, has posted an open letter to Texas Senator John Cornyn calling for an end to open carry across the nation. MJ can talk from a personal point of view because she has used assault weapons for what they were intended for, to kill people. She writes:

I flashed back to my time in Afghanistan as the sounds of war rang in my ears. This isn’t the first time something reminded me so viscerally of my three tours in combat. But something different happened to me when I heard the terrified cries of children layered over the gunfire. Now I was experiencing war not just as a soldier, but as a mother, and this wasn’t a war zone on foreign soil, but in the streets of west Texas. 

MJ calls for an end to assault weapons on our streets. 

That starts with getting weapons of war off of our streets and calling on governors and state legislators to ban the open carry of weapons. The reality is this: The reasons gun owners like me have for wanting to protect our Second Amendment rights — chief among them protecting our families — are not served by open carry. In recent days, we have seen companies like Walmart and Kroger take the lead and ask patrons to not openly carry weapons in their stores, but we can’t depend on that. Open carry itself is an assault on every bystander within range, as we feel the need to flee and cover our children without the freedom to call law enforcement for help. We must empower people to “see something, say something.” 

I doubt John Cornyn will do anything except to protect those he represents, the NRA. If Cornyn won’t get these military weapons off the streets then we to get him off the streets.

MJ’s full letter can be viewed here.

One of these days the Democratic nominee running for any position needs to turn to their Trump republican opponent and just say “What the fuck is wrong with you?” Really just look right at them and ask “WHAT THE fuck IS WRONG WITH YOU?” and just let it sink in.

Case in point, Arizona GOP Chairman, Kelli Ward. Mark Kelly, wife of Congresswoman Gabby Giffords, is running for Senator of Arizona. As you remember Congressman Giffords was severely injured in a mass shooting that left 6 individuals dead including members of her staff. Gabby’s first questions, when she was able to talk, was to ask about her staff. Since then Gabby and Mark have become advocates for gun safety.

With that in mind, Kelli Ward, the Chair of the Arizona Republican Party and former candidate for Senator, thought it would be cute to send out a fundraising letter with the following:

It just makes you want to ask her “What the fuck is wrong with you?”. In fact someone already has done just that after Kelli went to twitter whining about being attacked for being a dick. Calling for her to resign is absolutely ridiculous. She is doing a fine job for the Democratic Party.

State Representative Dennis Paul lives just a block from my house. I remember when he was running in the primary he was standing outside sporting a hat with a large NRA on it. He has represented the NRA well, voting to allow gun nuts to walk in the open with loaded assault weapons as if we are fighting a war in our neighborhood. Dennis is a nice guy, but he needs to drop his support of the NRA.

The body of a 17 month old child isn’t even cold and another elected official has stood up to defend the gun nuts of Texas in a number of tweets. He claims god have Texans the right to own guns. The only thing god gave was the right for someone to call Schaefer a dick. Gun rights were given by man and man alone. God had absolutely nothing to do with this. Nothing. As was said in the past:

Newflash for you buds, God didn’t give you that right. So quick saying it. As you probably know the right to own a gun comes from the 2nd Amendment of the Constitution, written by a group of men. So what man giveth, man can surely taketh away. So quit your g—damn whining about how you have a god given right to own a gun. It’s about as intelligent as saying you have a god given right to own a chicken. (But not in the city limits)

Schaefer continued saying NO to background checks, or banning assault weapons, or red flag laws. Schaefer wants Texas to remain to be the wild, wild, west with guns on demand. He wants more guns in schools and more guns on the streets, even though if it costs the life of police officers, your family members, or a 17 month old child.

He bows to guns and not to god.

Kathaleen Wall ran in the Republican primary for Congressional District 2 in 2016. She donated $800,000 to Gov Abbott who has endorsed her. She invested $6 Million of her own money into her own campaign, raising only $10,000 from others. And she lost, and lost bad. She came in 3rd place. Buying an election has become a campaign strategy for republicans much like Money Mayes Middleton who spent $2.5 Million of his own money to win a House seat.

Now Wall is trying to buy the primary for CD22, a seat abandoned by Congressman Pete Olson. Much like CD2 we should expect a huge amount of money to be spent on ads showing she is the best Trump supporter in the race, and the most loaded candidate with guns and money.

Kathaleen Walls stands with trump and is loaded. What could possibly go wrong with that strategy?