Government Discussion

For this week’s current event discussion, we’re going to take a look at a few new executive orders issues by Texas Governor Abbott. While there hasn’t been much movement on any gun-related issues in the U.S. Congress, at the state level, Gov. Abbott did make a few small moves that his office believes will help to prevent further mass shootings. To find out what these executive orders are, here is the link to the official press release from his office:

https://gov.texas.gov/news/post/governor-abbott-issues-eight-executive-orders-in-response-to-el-paso-and-odessa-shootings (Links to an external site.)

Do you think that any of these executive orders are a good step to take on this hot topic of gun safety? Why or why not?