“People want a quick solution; the long term solution here is to address the mental health issue,” Gov Greg Abbott on Fox deflecting against any notion of commonsense gun laws that the majority of Americans want. He also attempts to make it seem as though California, a state w/gun... control laws, has a worse gun violence problem then Texas w/none. FACT: As of July 2022, California had an average of 8.5 gun deaths per 100K people, while Texas had 14.2 per 100K. Texas's gun death rate is around 67 percent higher than that of California's, per 100K people.show more

FACT: Where there are more guns, there are more gun deaths.

Californians are around 25 percent less likely to die in a mass shooting. Still too many!

.@GregAbbott_TX - them why did you slash $211 million from the department that oversees mental health programs last month? And why then do you not require background checks? And why did you sign a bill allowing permitless carry in Texas? You're doing a terrible job of keeping guns away from people who shouldn't have them.

@morgfair Did they bother to ask him how much funding for mental health services was cut from the current budget or nah?

Texas is dead last in the country for mental health services funding. Guess who keeps voting against it?

Pew Research Center

Yeah, Greg, They buy guns in Texas and drive to California! It's not rocket science! #GunReformNOW

@cooperchip1 It would probably help if, every time a politician offered his or her opinion on gun violence, the news show posted on-screen how much that person received in donations from the gun lobby. Then we can assess how authentic their statements are.

Did he forget Uvalde(22) vs CA(11)Oh, that was last year. Note he frames the issue as blue/red in a game of deadly numbers. Horse racing as we know it should be abolished.