Texas legislators are currently reviewing a series of firearm-related bills that, if passed, would mark a historic and controversial shift in U.S. gun policy. Among them are House Bill 2470 and House Bill 4201, which together would make Texas the first state in the nation to legally allow teenagers to carry handguns on school campuses.
Last week, the political firestorm intensified following a charged exchange between Rep. Carrie Isaac and a member of Moms Demand Action. During public testimony at the Capitol, a volunteer with the organization invoked the names of children who were killed in the 2022 mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde—one of the deadliest school shootings in U.S. history.
Rep. Isaac, visibly irritated, snapped and asked the Moms Demand Action member if she was “deaf,” appearing baffled as to why the names of the Uvalde victims were being mentioned. The now-viral video, posted by @livesrobbed on Instagram, captures her dismissive demeanor in the face of emotional testimony honoring the 19 students and two teachers killed in one of the deadliest school shootings in U.S. history…