Gun Rights Activist Says Lawmakers "Punishable by Death"

Open carry advocate threatens legislators in video

"...In the news again, gun-rights activist Kory Watkins recorded a threatening YouTube video, pressuring..."

Feb. 4, 2015 News Post by Mary Tuma

Gun (Rights) Fight in Williamson County

HD-52 Republican run-off race gets negative over Second Amendment claims

"...stay positive, pot-shots are flying over who is more gun-friendly. Local ADA Dee Hobbs is claiming that the self-appointed..."

March 28, 2008 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Gun Crazy!

Barack Obama may not be coming to get your weapons – but he's sure doing wonders for gun & ammo sales

"...The most harrowing aspect of the monthly Saxet Gun Show at North Austin's Crockett Center is driving through..."

May 22, 2009 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Local Officials Make Promises on Gun Safety

Mayor Pro Tem Alison Alter, County Judge Andy Brown, and others look to stem gun violence

"...Alison Alter and County Judge Andy Brown spearheaded a gun violence prevention town hall at David Chapel in East..."

June 17, 2022 News Feature by Lina Fisher

How the Gun-Toting Half Lives

Michael Cargill thrives in the age of open carry

"...To celebrate the victory in their crusade to expand gun rights in the state, activist group Open Carry Texas..."

March 18, 2016 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

Let's Go Gun Crazy

UT working group recommends allowing guns in classrooms, while a "mock mass shooting" and a "mass farting" protest in response bring out the national media

"...There were real guns – handguns, an MP5, and AK-47 and AR-15 rifles..."

Dec. 18, 2015 News Feature by Mac McCann

Abbott Issues “Safety Action Report” on Gun Violence

Recommendations long on surveillance, short on gun restrictions

"...future for our state, while also upholding the constitutional rights of all Texans.” Most Texans should be forgiven for..."

Sept. 16, 2019 News Post by Michael King

Rally for Gun Sense

April 6, 2013. 10 photos.

"...Gun-rights rallies are a dime a dozen in Texas, but..."

April 12, 2013 Photo Gallery

Gun Advocate Wants Apology From Texas Speaker of the House

Chris McNutt showed up at Dennis Bonnen's house but doesn't think he was being intimidating

"...showing up at Dennis Bonnen's house to advocate for gun rights legislation – a move that ironically doomed the..."

May 3, 2019 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Gun Bullies Lead ... Lawmakers Follow

Gun activists mob Capitol to mixed reception

"...a rally featuring numerous people openly carrying rifles and shotguns, and a 3-D printer capable of making firearms on-site...."

Jan. 23, 2015 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Gun Activist Cody Wilson Gets Probation in Sex Case

The man behind 3D-printed guns takes plea deal after high-profile arrest

"...Cody Wilson, the Austin-based gun rights activist who made his name building and distributing..."

Sept. 20, 2019 News Feature by Roxy Bonafont

Gun Carry Bills Advance

Campus carry and open carry bills advance to full Senate

"...SB 11, which would lift a ban on concealed handguns on university campuses, and SB 17, which would allow..."

Feb. 20, 2015 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

SXSW EDU Takes on Gun Violence, Queer Inclusion, and Youth Activism

The state of education

"...93 mass shootings in the U.S., according to the Gun Violence Archive; the nonprofit research group counted 647 of..."

March 3, 2023 News Feature by Madi Donham

Confusing 'Rights' With 'Wants'

"...Dear Editor, Tom Cuddy ended his letter on rights and health care with "to claim that the right..."

Aug. 5, 2009 Postmarks

Voting Rights Action

Texas Dems storm the Capitol (peacefully!)

"...expected, and failed to proceed to debate signature voting rights legislation that promises to dominate national political discourse this..."

June 25, 2021 News Feature by Clara Ence Morse

Paul Rusesabagina: Human Rights in Action

Real-life hero of 'Hotel Rwanda' is honored for saving lives

"...was in Austin to accept the Tigar Center Human Rights Award honoring him for his actions: As manager of..."

Oct. 28, 2005 News Feature by Rita Radostitz

Hightower Report: Limiting Rights at the National Conventions

New regulations are intended to suppress protest

"...hear. To keep up with this never-ending battle of rights vs. wrong, go to the National Lawyers Guild's website..."

Aug. 3, 2012 News Column by Jim Hightower

Point Austin: A Movement for Common Sense

Saturday rally highlights public support for gun regulation

"...said Hilary Rand, speaking of the movement to reduce gun violence. "We realize it's going to be an uphill..."

April 5, 2013 News Column by Michael King

Guns Return to Travis County Agenda {UPDATE}

Saxet contract "left pending" once again

"...Despite a "compromise" proposal by Saxet Gun Show ownership to encourage background checks by private sellers..."

Jan. 21, 2014 News Post by Michael King

Austin at Large: Good Guys With Guns

Garrett Foster died in an outbreak of gun violence. But there’s more to the story.

"...street while exercising both his First and Second Amendment rights. (It's OK for him, or for the Mike Ramos..."

July 31, 2020 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Point Austin: Making Sense of Newtown

A year later, small steps toward changing the gun violence paradigm

"...bluntly served to remind us that concerning restrictions on gun ownership, not much has changed in a year. The..."

Dec. 20, 2013 News Column by Michael King

Mock Shooting Now Just Near UT Campus

Update: Mass farting demonstration planned in response

"...effect on August 1, 2016, often argue that most gun owners are reasonable people. And that might be true...."

Dec. 9, 2015 News Post by Mac McCann

Bill of the Week: Or, How Not to Pass Open Carry

How one gun group became its own worst enemy

"...to open carry in Texas, it seems that one pro-gun group has been more pivotal in the collapse of..."

Jan. 30, 2015 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Stickland’s Last Stand

Are the gun nuts gonna get rid of permits, or what?

"...Bill 375 would have stripped the permit requirement for gun owners, long a pie-in-the-sky target for a chunk of..."

July 14, 2017 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

Cheer for Love

Scenes from Marriage Equality Day at the county clerk's office

"...licenses. It was 97 degrees in the shade, no gun rights activists showed up to stunt, and no one..."

June 29, 2015 Qmmunity Post by Abe Louise Young

Guns, Property, and Public Nuisances: A North Austin Showdown

Gun rights activists up in arms over shutdown of gun show

"...unconstitutional police action in shuttering a monthly North Austin gun show – an action they say infringes on Second..."

Feb. 5, 2010 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Constitutional Carry This Session? Not Likely.

Permitless carry could strip away already limited regulations

"...Gov. Greg Abbott signed into law two provisions expanding gun rights in Texas. With House Bill 910, Texas joined..."

Feb. 3, 2017 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

Point Austin: Texas Backward

County takes one small step toward sanity on gun control

"...no resolution, the Travis County lease to the Saxet Gun Show for regular use of the Exposition Center was..."

Jan. 17, 2014 News Column by Michael King

At Close Range

The Men Behind the Texas Militia Myth

"...sight, I can feel my heart pounding against the gun and wait for my hands to steady...."

Oct. 27, 1995 News Feature

Guns, Disaster, and the Lege

New law says that during disaster, state cannot seize legally owned guns from private citizens

"...deadly force in their home. But another potentially significant gun-rights bill slipped through the Lege with little opposition and..."

Sept. 7, 2007 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

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