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3. Gov Abbott has spent a lot of money calling up the National Guard

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Fri Feb 14, 2025, 10:00 PM

Feb 14

To keep immigrants from coming across the border. But he hasn’t lifted a finger or spent a nickel to keep guns from Texas gun stores going to the Mexican cartels.

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Mexico threatens to escalate US gunmakers lawsuit with terror charges [View all] BumRushDaShow Feb 14 OP

Good! Fight back. Fla Dem Feb 14 #1

As they should. If those entities are terrorist organizations, then US gun sellers RockRaven Feb 14 #2

Agree completely. The US always wants to pretend they aren't the source of these problems. travelingthrulife Feb 15 #12

Gov Abbott has spent a lot of money calling up the National Guard surfered Feb 14 #3

Why does everyone keep threatening to do things. Just fucking do it already. Baitball Blogger Feb 14 #4

Exactly! StarryNite Feb 15 #6

Only makes sense Solly Mack Feb 15 #5

Love it! SunSeeker Feb 15 #7

Let's separate the gun sale issue from the terrorism issue hueymahl Feb 15 #8

"Clearly they can't handle these cartels themselves." BumRushDaShow Feb 15 #9

It is two completely separate issues hueymahl Feb 15 #13

"It is two completely separate issues" BumRushDaShow Feb 15 #14

The cartels are dangerous. I don't understand the point you are trying to make hueymahl Feb 16 #15

"The cartels are dangerous. I don't understand the point you are trying to make" BumRushDaShow Feb 16 #16

Two things can be true at the same time hueymahl Feb 16 #17

My point is that resolving the problem SHOULD BE A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT BumRushDaShow Feb 16 #18

I agree that it is a two sided problem hueymahl Feb 16 #19

Through 45's 2 campaigns and past administration BumRushDaShow Feb 16 #20

Why? We are supplying the guns used. Mexico does not sell guns. travelingthrulife Feb 15 #11

Good. travelingthrulife Feb 15 #10