Let's keep our communities and children safe. No child should be terrified in their own school.

• Gun deaths are now the leading cause of death for children age 1 to 17. 

• Texas gun deaths have jumped over 50% since Governor Abbott took office, from 2,848 in 2014 to 4,389 in 2024. On an average day, 12 Texans die from gun violence.

• Texans overwhelmingly support common sense gun laws: 89% support universal background checks, 88% support Red Flag laws, 83% support raising the purchase age to 21, and 70% support banning the sale of assault style rifles.

• The Republican platform supports permitless "Constitutional Carry," legalizing armor piercing ammunition, and eliminating gun free zones. The Democratic platform supports universal background checks and restricting large capacity magazines and bump stocks, while respecting the 2nd Amendment.

 

I will fight to increase the age that assault rifles can be purchased and for the ban of high capacity magazines. I will also fight for increasing gun safety measures to keep our communities safe. As your State Representative, I will:

• Support raising the minimum purchase age for semi automatic rifles to 21

• Support banning high capacity magazines

• Support red flag and safe storage laws, while upholding law abiding Texans' 2nd Amendment rights

 

GUN SAFETY: SANE AND SENSIBLE SOLUTIONS

We have a gun violence epidemic In the United States, which is even worse in Texas. The gun death rate is more than 10 times that of other developed countries. Over 4000 Texans are killed by gun violence each year, and this is the leading cause of death for children. The epidemic, though, isn’t just about deaths, but the injuries and PTSD lead to chronic problems in the victims and those around them. In Texas, gun violence has doubled since Gov. Abbott took office a decade ago. In the past 20 years, more than 100 laws have been passed by the Republican-led legislature that loosen gun regulations. Further, my opponent (Bumgarner), the incumbent for TX House District 63, co-owns a gun manufacturing company. He has twice authored legislation (HB 3580 in 2023 and HB 920 in 2025) aimed at exempting firearms from sales tax to make it more

affordable for people to buy his guns. Corruption? Self-interest? We need him out of office, replaced with a candidate like me who cares about the well-being of people, not just profit and donors. It is past time for more safety in gun laws.

 

All people, but especially children, deserve to be safe from gun violence that comes from mass shootings, accidents, murders, domestic violence,

and suicides. The statistics could not be clearer, that sensible gun regulation improves outcomes for people and states. Therefore, we need

to:

1. Increase the age limits for purchase of any gun to at least 21, but ideally to 25 for greater prefontal cortex maturation. Between 21 and 25, a comprehensive risk assessment can be completed, also requiring letters of recommendation from two or more community experts in addition to the standard criteria.

2. Ban assault-style weapons and high-capacity magazines, with exceptions for military and law enforcement, and at controlled gun ranges.

3. Increase Red Flag Laws and mandatory reporting from more entities, including gun dealers, pawn shops, social media outlets, clergy, school personnel, and medical and mental health professionals. The “Duty to Warn” legal criteria may need to be expanded given the lethality of firearms.

4. Continue universal background checks but conduct more extensive checking on those who are flagged, to assess functional stability, with review of mental health, school, employment, and legal records.

5. Train specialized law enforcement personnel and/or mental health professionals to conduct Risk Assessments. Protocols from forensic specialists already exist, so use them.

6. End gun show loopholes that avoid regulations and repeal liability protection for gunmakers and dealers.

7. Require an extensive training process to increase safer use and storage.

8. Require mandatory waiting periods to reduce “heat of the moment” actions.

9. Increase the legal penalties for black market sales for both sellers and buyers.

10. Provide therapy and support for people and communities traumatized by gun violence, including victim assistance programs to help with the financial costs.

11. As this is not an exhaustive list, other solutions and strategies can be developed based on research, experience, and innovation.