Similar options for a question were consolidated - for example, “Strongly support” and “Somewhat support” appear together as “Support.”
We prioritized questions that consistently appeared in surveys and asked specifically about mass shootings or major gun bills. We selected poll questions from University of Texas polls that asked about gun control and gun violence. Bills signed into law are listed by the date they went into effect. Laws were cross-checked on the Texas Legislature’s website. We went through 13 years of The Texas Tribune’s coverage of legislative sessions and mass shootings to compile relevant laws and government action. We mentioned shootings outside of Texas that had a major impact on Texas legislation but did not include them in the timeline. The mass shootings in Texas included in this timeline were sourced from Mother Jones’ U.S. Victim counts don’t include shooters who died or were wounded during an attack.The shooting occurred in a public space.The killings were carried out by a lone shooter.government revised this in 2013 to three people, which is why the second Fort Hood shooting is included. The shooter killed at least four people.We used Mother Jones’ mass shootings data and definition of a mass shooting, which relies on the FBI’s definition of a mass murderer, to determine which shootings to include in the timeline. The timeline below details how state lawmakers and the public have responded to mass shootings - through legislation and University of Texas polls - since the 2009 Fort Hood shooting. While University of Texas polls consistently show that Texans are divided about gun control - with 40% to 50% saying they want stricter gun laws - the vast majority of the laws passed over the past 13 years by the state’s Republican-controlled Legislature have expanded where guns are allowed, who can have a firearm in schools and the right to openly carry guns. The incident remains under investigation and charges are pending.Texas has seen eight mass shootings over the last 13 years, and many of them sparked public debate about what legislation should be passed to prevent another one.
They believe the incident started over a domestic dispute. Investigators say the man and his mother live at the home. The man’s mother was also transported to the hospital for a hand injury. The suspect, whose name has not been released, was taken to an area hospital to be checked out. Robinson said officers deployed a taser on him. Just after 5 p.m., the man surrendered to authorities. "And he refused officers’ commands to come out and surrender." "At that time, they started to address the suspected gunman, who went back inside the residence and barricaded himself inside," said Sgt. The victim, whose name has not been released, was taken to a nearby hospital with gunshot wounds to his shoulder and thigh. "He refused officers’ commands to come out and surrendered himself so SWAT was essentially activated," said Sgt. Investigators say that the victim is the mother’s boyfriend. Police say the suspect stayed with his mother inside the home until they convinced him to surrender.
Roswell police say officers were involved in a SWAT standoff after finding a man shot in front of a home on Feb.
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