Some media outlets breathlessly announce that “60 percent of Americans want stronger gun laws.” Fascinating. Deeply moving. Also legally meaningless.
Gun rights are not decided by opinion polls, TikTok vibes, or cable news panels. They are written into the Second Amendment. Changing that requires a two thirds vote of Congress and ratification by three quarters of the states. In other words, a process deliberately designed to survive public mood swings and bad headlines. This is what happens when you live in a republic instead of a national group chat.
Gun control organizations are currently having a full emotional collapse because Texas keeps repealing laws that clash with the Constitution. Texas lawmakers are not impressed by press releases or emotional monologues. They read the Constitution and act accordingly. Shocking behavior.
There are also two inconvenient realities that keep ruining the gun control business plan. First, there are already roughly 400 million firearms in private hands. That genie left the bottle decades ago and now owns a holster. Second, restrictive gun laws only apply to people who obey laws. Criminals, being criminals, continue doing whatever they want. Odd how that works.
At this point, the gun control movement looks less like a public safety campaign and more like a donor funded employment program for executives with very comfortable salaries.
Here is what Texas has actually done in the last two years.
1. Texas Blocked Red Flag Laws Before They Took Root
In 2025, Texas enacted legislation prohibiting the recognition, enforcement, or implementation of extreme risk protective orders, commonly called red flag laws. Courts and local authorities are barred from issuing or enforcing them based on predicted future behavior, and the state refuses federal funds tied to those programs. This was a preemptive move to stop such laws from ever gaining traction.
2. Texas Relaxed Restrictions on Firearms That Look Scary on Television
During the same legislative session, Texas adjusted state level restrictions on certain firearms, including short barreled firearms that were previously illegal under state law unless federally registered. Texas law now mirrors federal standards more closely. In short, the state stopped pretending that cosmetic features change physics.
3. Texas Shut Down Government Funded Gun Buybacks
Lawmakers prohibited cities from spending public money on gun buyback programs. Local governments can no longer fund these initiatives, which lawmakers view as symbolic gestures that remove functional firearms from lawful owners while criminals remain entirely unimpressed.
4. Texas Protected Privacy for Gun Owners in Foster Homes
Governor Abbott signed legislation preventing state agencies from requiring foster families to disclose what firearms they own. Lawful gun ownership is not a condition of government inventory. Privacy remains a thing, at least in Texas.
5. Permitless Carry Remains the Rule, Not the Exception
Texas permitless carry for adults 21 and over has been law since 2021. It remains in effect throughout 2024 and 2025 and continues to define public carry policy. The law stands. The sky did not fall. Life went on.
And finally, an observation that never seems to make it into polite conversation. The highest violent crime rates consistently appear in large cities run by officials who openly resist the Second Amendment through regulation, delay, and judicial inaction. Funny how constitutional avoidance does not translate into public safety.
The Constitution remains stubborn. Texas noticed. Some people are still very upset about it.
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