Texas gun culture of having firearms 'inside suits, boots, bras' shocks reporter

floridafan said:
Of course not! I wouldn't expect you to ever tell the truth about anything.
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A fair point.

OTOH, if a person is both demented and paranoid to the point that they truly believe COVID vaccine is a Jewish globalist plot to poison Americans and that the real cure for COVID is snorting HCQ and using Ivermectin suppositories, is that lying or simply delusional?
 
ExpressLane said:
Texas gun culture of having firearms 'inside suits, boots, bras' shocks reporter
A new report from The Washington Post seemed to marvel at the sheer number of guns that Texans have.

In an article published Tuesday, reporter Molly Hennessy-Fiske provided an in-depth look at how much Texans value their firearms, opening it with the claim, "To live in Texas is to live surrounded by guns."

The piece, titled, "In Texas, guns are everywhere, whether concealed or in the open," provided a litany of settings in which guns are present for citizens.

Hennessy-Fiske wrote, "Each morning, men here strap guns inside suits, boots and swim trunks. Women slip them into bra and bellyband holsters that render them invisible. They stash firearms in purses, tool boxes, portable gun safes, back seats and glove compartments."
She continued: "Neighbors tuck guns into bedside tables, cars and trucks. They take guns fishing, to church, the park, the pool, the gym, the movies — even to protests at the state Capitol. The convention center hosts gun shows where shoppers peruse AR-15s and high-capacity magazines outlawed in other states."

The author also observed how "Texas billboards offer an endless stream of advertisements for ammunition, silencers and other accessories."

Noting that this lifestyle isn’t only due to the state’s Second Amendment-loving heritage, the author explained that Texas has loosened restrictions on firearms in recent years.

"Two years ago, state lawmakers gave those 21 and older the right to carry handguns without a permit; in 2015, they gave those with concealed handgun permits the right to carry on public college campuses," she wrote....

https://www.foxnews.com/media/texas...earms-inside-suits-boots-bras-shocks-reporter
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Washington DC violent crime rate and murder rate is one of the highest in the country.

Since 2015 when open carry became legal in Texas I have only seen TWO people exercising their right to open carry in Texas. Yes people have guns and we still have a lower much lower murder rate than Washington DC does .
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It shows, Texas is the fifteen highest State in gun violence(https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/pressroom/sosmap/firearm_mortality/firearm.htm)
 
ExpressLane said:
Texas is 27th in gun violence rate out of 50 states.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firearm_death_rates_in_the_United_States_by_state
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In 2020, twenty six in 2023, second in mass shootings (https://worldpopulationreview.com/state-rankings/murder-rate-by-state), and the overwhelming number of States below them are gun restricted Blue State

“The Two-Decade Red State Murder Problem”

“The murder rate in Trump-voting states has exceeded Biden-voting states every year this century”

“If Biden states had the same murder rate as Trump states, they would have seen 5,000 more murders in 2020 alone. Between 2000 and 2020, they would have suffered an additional 45,400 murders”

“The top 10 murder rate states are increasingly dominated by Trump-voting states”

“Even when large cities are removed from red states, murder rates are still higher”

“On a typical day, about 65 Americans are murdered. If we watch the cable networks, we’re likely to hear about one of them. The one that is chosen often fits a narrative that is as familiar as it is shallow. It may cohere with a political point a network wants to make – chaos in Democratic cities, an illegal immigrant committing a brazen and lethal act. Usually, it’s a murder in New or Los Angeles, two cities that actually have murder rates far lower than many states”

https://www.thirdway.org/report/the-two-decade-red-state-murder-problem
 
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