Another Mass Shooting and Killing in Texas and They Keep Piling Up On President Trump's Watch.

Another mass killing and shooting in Texas.  This time in the vicinity of Midland-Odessa where 7 people were killed and 22 were wounded, including three police officers.  The area police reported the shooter was killed and was armed with an AR rifle.  It was reported by CNN that Texas has had four of the 10 greatest mass shootings in modern U.S. History.  And President Trump, who told America on the campaign trail in 2016 it would all end when he became President now finds himself governing over a record number of mass killings and shootings.

In less that 24 hours after the mass shooting, new gun laws went into effect on September 1in Texas that allows guns in places of worship and school grounds according to the CNN report.  Kris Brown, President of a Gun Violence Prevention Advocacy Group said, "Texas lawmakers doubled down on an NRA led agenda to encourage guns every where, no matter the risks and costs to safety.  The new law will obviously allow a future shooter access to schools and places of worship which should be gun free zones because they are places where people are easy targets.

After the mass shootings and killings Texas Governor Greg Abbot said the following:  I HAVE BEEN TO TOO MANY OF THOSE EVENTS.  TOO MANY TEXANS ARE IN MOURNING.  TOO MANY TEXANS HAVE LOST THEIR LIVES.  THE STATUS QUO IN TEXAS IS UNACCEPTABLE, AND ACTION IS NEEDED.  The Governor's words ring hollow since he supported the new gun laws and signed the bill that went into effect September 1.  The Governor has had more than enough time to address the status quo he talked about and failed to do so.

This latest mass killing and shooting once again demonstrates the wisdom of the democratic party in the U.S. House who passed gun control legislation back in February, long before the mass shootings in El Paso, Texas, Dayton, Ohio and Midland-Odessa, Texas.  But as usual, the republican controlled U.S.Senate has failed to take up the bill for debate because of their commitment to the NRA and the gun lobby.  Trump and his party are cowards on the issue and all the people hear is their rhetoric.

Democratic administrations have done more to control the violence than any so called conservative republican administration and the record speaks for itself.  And that really says it all.


This commentary written by Joe Lorio