Sixty-eight percent of Texas voters indicated support for extreme risk protection orders or 'red flag' laws.
Texas State Troopers keep watch at the makeshift memorial for victims of the shooting that left a total of 22 people dead at the Cielo Vista Mall WalMart in El Paso, Texas, on August 6, 2019.A majority of registered voters in Texas support stricter gun control laws, and gun violence ranks as the third-most important problem facing the Lone Star State today, according to a new University of Texas/Texas Tribune poll.
When the survey queried about specific policies, voters backed popular reforms. Currently, Texas does not require gun purchasers to undergo background checks when engaging in private sales. In the University of Texas survey, 81 percent of voters supported expanding criminal and mental health checks to encompass private sales. Sixty-one percent of voters"strongly" supported this.
As the crucible of gun policy freights the national political conversation, individual states are feeling increased pressure to be proactive while Congress takes uncertain steps towards reform. Majorities of Texas voters also professed support for banning semiautomatic rifles with certain cosmetic features commonly called assault weapons.
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