is real near my home town, despite proximity to Austin it is a hotbed of backwardness.

Some may remember it for the bad fires a few years back. Most recently it was the center of anti-Jade Helm paranoia.

There's a lot of guns in Bastrop.

and uses tanks to lay siege against some place in Texas? How did that work out, anyway?

It was actually kind of amusing. Lots of letters to the editor, mocking Abbott in interviews, etc.

and I wish things were different...

going back several generations.

And it deserves shit thrown at it.

What an outrage!! This NEVER happens anywhere!

Oh, wait. Just another day in gun-ridden America.

Never mind.

As tragic as this event in Bastrop is, it'll likely be eclipsed by a bigger shooting incident in another state before week's end. Gun violence is a national problem---I shouldn't have to remind anyone of that grim fact.

the open display of lethal weapons in their legislation and culture and walk around bragging about it. That was the point of my remark, and I stand by it. The message is if you have a problem, solve it with a gun because of the "Second Amendment, and Liberty, and Freedom" bullshit.

Yes, there will be more atrocious gun violence events in almost every state, and those of us who want to change the "guns for everyone, everywhere culture" to a "safe gun culture" will point those out as examples of how not to deal with a problem.

I realize that not all residents of Texas are gun nuts, and I apologize if I have offended you. I wish things were different -- but facts are facts.