No Gun Control in Texas

After several shootings in the United States and most recently the shooting in Connecticut many States are considering gun control. I thought the article on the Texas Insider website  “Gun Control Won’t Even Be Voted On” is definitely worth reading as it shows how gun control is unlikely to happen in Texas in the near future. In this article Cong. Lamar Smith, a member of the Judiciary Committee with jurisdiction over all gun control, explains that people these days are using shootings for “their own political purposes”.  Although the Democrats who are inclined to gun control rule the Senate they are not likely to vote for it right now, especially since Harry Reid, the Senate Majority Leader wants to “protect the re-election prospects of his democratic Senators.” Smith suggests that rather than passing laws for gun control in Texas it would be more effective to increase treatment for mental illnesses. It is shocking that each of the violent killers watched several hours of violent videos each and every day.