We’re the Only Ones Very Pretty Enough

A sweeping bill has been signed into law by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) in the wake of the horrific Uvalde shooting, posting an armed security officer in every school in the state. [More]

Better than the one at Parkland?

A Pinkley quote comes to mind.

[Via bondmen]

Good Only One with a Gun

The Texas Legislature has approved and sent to Gov. Greg Abbott a bill that would require school districts to have an armed officer on every campus… [More]

Like they had at Columbine and Parkland?

I see many are excited about this so you’ll have to forgive me if amidst the gushing I still raise concerns about infringements and “Only Ones.”

[Via Jess]

Messin’ with Texas

Following the “pledge card” practice means that a relatively small number of often nominal Republicans can elect a speaker by allying with the Democrat minority, which understandably would prefer to have a Speaker who is not a GOP stalwart . . . especially if that Speaker also gives Democrat members control of certain committees as a sweetener. [More]

So basically, between the speaker and the lieutenant governor, we’re talking a drunk and a poltroon

[Via Michael G]

Texas-Related UPDATE

Governor Abbott Signs Key Pro-Second Amendment Bills into Law… House Bill 2837 … prohibits financial institutions and credit card companies from requiring licensed dealers to use a firearms-specific merchant category code (MCC) to categorize retail gun purchases [and] House Bill 3137 … expands the state firearms preemption law… [More]

Must Be Getting Beat Up Pretty Bad

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I like to think this played some small part in that

Although this no doubt had more

UPDATE

Witness who called for gun control in aftermath of Texas mall shooting lied about his actions: police – Police say Steven Spainhouer contributed to spreading ‘misinformation’ about shooting [More]

So will Shawn and Poppy correct the record or just move on to the next set of lies and hope no one dumb and biased enough to turn to them for “news” will either notice or care if they do?

Focus on What Works

Megyn Kelly talks about the mass shooting at a Texas mall over the weekend, why the gun control zealots are stopping us from getting anything done to stop these murders, what efforts could actually stop these prevalent shootings, and more. [More]

Good girl for the most part. Although I question her characterizing any grabber as “reasonable,” as she does when pointing viewers at the end to a debate she moderated.

[Via bondmen]

Attack of the Texas Vichycons

Two Republicans, Rep. Sam Harless from Spring and Rep. Justin Holland from Rockwall, joined the committee’s Democrats voting for the bill… [More]

Be vewy, vewy quiet, I’m hunting wabbits.

Here’s his “excuse.”

And how can you tell Sam Harless is lying?

Useless, lying pieces of…

Related UPDATE

And the Moms went wild!

[Via 1Gat]