Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:

The NRA Convention in Dallas saw heavy emphasis on voter activation among firearms enthusiasts: https://www.texastribune.org/2024/05/18/texas-nra-convention-trump-abbott-guns/

...In his remarks, Donald Trump toyed with the notion of becoming a three-term President: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/may/19/trump-nra-convention-dallas

...A photo essay from the event: https://www.reuters.com/pictures/scenes-inside-annual-nra-convention-2024-05-19/

...Right on cue, Amarillo judge Matthew Kascmaryk has temporarily blocked the new federal "gun show loophole" rule: https://www.yahoo.com/news/us-judge-blocks-biden-backed-030843345.html

Let's get past the spectacle of the tangle between U.S. Reps Jasmine Crockett and Marjorie Taylor Greene, and note the purely racist nature of Greene's comments: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/05/19/jasmine-crockett-mtg-racist-house-exchange/73760251007/

Governor Abbott appears to not only approve of convicted murderer Daniel Perry shooting BLM protestor Garrett Foster, he's also okay with his sexually inappropriate messages to a 16 year old: https://www.texasobserver.org/abbott-pardon-daniel-perry-garrett-foster/

...While the doubt that Foster pointed his gun at Perry prior to the shooting sets a very loose precedent for the establishment of a lethal threat, and a lethal response to that threat: https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/greg-abbott-daniel-perry-pardon-rcna152769

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