Texasobserver iconTexasobserverSep 14, 2026

Why Texans Live and Die by the Gun

The progun shibboleth that "The only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun" has become so commonplace that it's easy to forget its grisly origin. In 2012, after a 20-year-old with severe mental illness who was raised by a gun-loving mother killed 20 first graders at […]

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The progun shibboleth that "The only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun" has become so commonplace that it's easy to forget its grisly origin.

In 2012, after a 20-year-old with severe mental illness who was raised by a gun-loving mother killed 20 first graders at […]

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The progun shibboleth that "The only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun" has become so commonplace that it's easy to forget its grisly origin. In 2012, after a 20-year-old with severe mental illness who was raised by a gun-loving mother killed 20 first graders at […]

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