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Guns on The Table

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With recent issues on gun control have plagued the nation for years. Generations even, but with gun violence becoming more and more prevalent in today's media many constituents believe that its time to change this. Many Texans are against the reform for gun control. According to Author Ayan Mittra for Texas Tribune , Gun control in Texas has always been a taboo subject. Many Texans believe in keeping guns and that regulation will not help anything. An overwhelming 90 percent of Texans who were polled are against gun control. These numbers are changing now due to recent events in mass shootings in the United States.  The Orlando Pulse shooting on June 12th 2016 started the trend. This was considered the most deadly mass shooting in not only the LGBT community but on record as well. Fast forward to upward of 5 other accounts of mass shootings affecting the nation since. Many Texans will argue with Liberals that they are taking guns away from the hands that purchased them. When