you've never been to a firefight

I can tell. And that is my point...take your distraction response somewhere else. geez Too large to ignore and I'm sure there were plenty of shootings elsewhere in this great nation of ours, perpetrated by all manner and races of people. You've made no point.....

nope

just the majority, at this time. Not looking for an apology. Rw'ers rule your state. That's all I'm saying. I Am GLAD there are Texans with common sense and intelligence such as yourself. Those Waco nuts, if they voted, bet they voted rethuglican. Those types vote against their own best interests time and again. NO, I a not trying to lump all Texans into a bag, but you Texans have a wild state and some very crazy voters as does the rest of the states of this nation. I just hope we get the right candidate, who ever it will be and that we get out and vote in our best interests. And win.

most times with Texans

it doesn't register, hence cruz, gohmert et al. No problem. As to your first line, I never said we live in a rose garden. But, hey this is about Texas, right now, no where else. Yesterday, was there an epic gunfight at the 'ok corral'? No where yesterday, in this nation, did a firefight like that happen........just imagine the number of live rounds flying around, with a firefight such as this, that left 9 dead and 18 wounded. You can defend the alamo state as much as you please, that doesn't register with me. Have a good one...

gohmert, poe,

and 24 others who are republicans, 10 who are not. Cruz, nuff said, Cornyn....... all the backup needed.

one black man with a gun

cops coming out the woodwork. Nothing surprising, shocking, just MORE confirmation of two types of 'justice' and two levels of 'threat' perceived by these officer(s). I just can't get over how many showed up for this man of color with a gun 'threat' vs white man with gun. It is truly an example of what type of threat a POC with legal open carry rights represents to white society vs a white man with open carry rights. The white guy said no when asked for ID, cop backed off. Just laid the "black threat' out in the streets. This is glaringly obvious in it's example. As a social experiment I do agree with the 'experiment' to prove what everyone, with any sense knows. Open carry, I do not agree with. Just a personal thing.

Just disgusting in it's open racism.

"different gun position" ????????????

true, yet please respect the fact that people out here know what this situation/experiment truly represents about racist amerikkkan culture. I don't give a damn if they did it many times over in many different scenarios, the results would be the same. geez Some people find it hard to admit that "racism is as amerikan as apple pie".

proves every person right

that says there are two systems of justice, one for the POC, another for any white person. But then I knew this type of situation to be true no matter where you live in this country. Seen too many open carry whites keep walking past the police and then there's this scenario. I'm glad he's still alive.

I know some bikers

they have guns, and they haven't killed anyone. Biker "gangs" are the problem with their skewed 'honor' code. Anyone who wants concealed carry or open carry. Go for it. Just not something I agree with. Too many 'wrong' people are legally carrying and just waiting for some perceived threat or provocation from unarmed people. Ready to kill and I know that just from conversations I've had with people who have 10-20-30 weapons at their disposal. Paranoia drives this gun madness and nothing else. Guns are a tragic fact of life and usually are not shooting bullets by themselves so they are not the problem. Wrong people with guns are the problem in this society. And that is citizen and police alike. I don't know the answer to american gun madness, I just know with less guns we would be safer.

nothing broad brushing about

the truth. No irony, no conflict. Every gun owner is a potential zimmerman....period. I stand by it. Don't care what you see in my statement. If someone on here that I know tells me I'm wrong, I will apologize for my faux pas.

good work citizens