Julian Castro says Texas shooting is 'tremendously heartbreaking'

[brooklynite]

2020 candidate Julian Castro says that the shooting that has left multiple people dead and more injured is "tremendously heartbreaking" and claims we need to "do something to strengthen our gun laws."


video at: https://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/watch/julian-castro-says-texas-shooting-is-tremendously-heartbreaking-67946053679?cid=sm_npd_ms_tw_ma

[SergeStorms]

1. And Texas just relaxed their gun laws.

Starting tomorrow, Texans who legally own firearms will be able to carry them in public after a state or natural disaster is declared. The law came after complaints Harvey victims weren't able to take their guns during mandatory evacuations.

Licensed handgun holders can legally carry in places of worship unless given “effective oral or written notice” or warning that weapons were banned from the property. Places of worship will still be able to ban weapons.

Landlords won't be able to ban renters from having guns in their apartments.

School districts can no longer ban the possession of firearms that are stored in locked vehicles. And more.

Yahoo! Rootin, tootin, shootin Texas!!!!!

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2. he could run for senate instead where he might be able to do something about it nt

[TomCADem]

3. Bernie Sanders Pledges To Repeal Pro-Gun Law He Helped Pass

As he did before, Bernie can pledge to repeal and reverse the pro-gun laws that he helped passed such as the PLCAA.

https://thinkprogress.org/bernie-sanders-pledges-to-repeal-pro-gun-law-he-helped-pass-957f99d381fd/

Sanders said that he will co-sponsor legislation to repeal the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act (PLCAA), a law passed by Congress in 2005 that shields gun manufacturers from liability in lawsuits over gun violence. Dan Gross, president of the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, praised Sanders’ decision, calling it a clear victory for gun control advocates which would have been “unthinkable a month ago.”

“PLCAA really is one of the most evil special interest laws in history. It’s not hyperbole,” Gross said on a press call Thursday. “PLCAA was also a bill that then-Congressman Bernie Sanders helped to pass in 2005, ushering in a deadly decade of unchecked gun industry negligence that’s resulted in untold tragedy, gun violence, and deaths in our country.

Gross noted that Sanders’ apparent evolution on the issue comes after he met with two family members of gun violence victims on Wednesday. The announcement also comes just days before the Iowa caucuses and could help the senator reconcile with gun control advocates, many of whom have not been able to forgive him for his record on guns.

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Sanders has also supported other pro-gun legislation throughout his time in Congress. On several occasions, he voted against the Brady Bill, legislation that instituted federal background checks and a five-day waiting period for gun purchases. He said at the time that states should be able to set their own waiting periods. Then, in 2007, he voted for a bill to prohibit foreign or United Nations aid to be used for gun control. And in 2009, he voted to allow firearms in checked bags on Amtrak trains. But his vote for PLCAA has been the most controversial.