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Our top story, from Steven Monacelli: “Brandon Herrera is probably the exact opposite of the type of candidate that most people want going into a competitive race in this election. His campaign is not about anything that people really care about.” https://www.texasobserver.org/brandon-herrera-gun-youtube-uvalde-congress/

#Texas #extremism #GunViolence #politics #USpol #news #SouthTexas #border

How a Gun-Rights Extremist Could Soon Represent Uvalde in Congress

On his YouTube channel, Brandon Herrera has discussed the relative merits of weapons used in mass shootings and made light of political violence. He’s now on a glide path to the U.S. House.

The Texas Observer

Barbara Monaco 1d ago

This is the 14th mass shooting in the US in the past WEEK per Gun Violence Archive. The gunman is barricaded inside a building in Midland, Texas.
#gunviolence
#massshooting
#guncontrol
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/least-1-dead-11-victims-active-shooting-incident-texas-gunman-barricad-rcna349808

At least 1 dead, 10 injured in Texas shooting; suspect dead after standoff

A shooter was barricaded in a building in Midland, Texas, on Friday morning after an incident that killed at least one person and left 10 others injured, officials said.

NBC News

@GottaLaff 1d ago

Another day, another... #GunViolence "At least one person is dead and others have been injured in a shooting in Midland, Texas, on Friday morning, according to Mayor Lori Blong, who said there were 11 known victims. She said the suspect was "contained," but did not provide details"

At least 1 dead in mass shooti...

At least 1 killed, 10 injured in shooting in Midland, Texas; suspect dead, officials say

The suspect, Victor Mata Villarreal, was wanted for attempted murder of a police officer after shooting at law enforcement during a vehicle chase earlier this week, officials said.

Texas Observer 2d ago

Top story: Four years after a mass shooting tore their community apart, this southwest Texas city of 15,000 may soon be represented in the U.S. House by a gunmaker, Second Amendment absolutist, and edgy YouTube personality. https://www.texasobserver.org/brandon-herrera-gun-youtube-uvalde-congress/

#Republicans #Texas #Uvalde #GunViolence #midterms #politics #USpol #news

How a Gun-Rights Extremist Could Soon Represent Uvalde in Congress

On his YouTube channel, Brandon Herrera has discussed the relative merits of weapons used in mass shootings and made light of political violence. He’s now on a glide path to the U.S. House.

The Texas Observer

Texas Observer 4d ago

Top story: Our correspondent Steven Monacelli took a deep dive into Brandon Herrera, a gunfluencer and now GOP congressional nominee who has spread memes associated with the extremist Boogaloo movement and rationalized lethal political violence. https://www.texasobserver.org/brandon-herrera-gun-youtube-uvalde-congress/

#Republicans #midterms #GunViolence #Uvalde #Texas #SouthTexas

How a Gun-Rights Extremist Could Soon Represent Uvalde in Congress

On his YouTube channel, Brandon Herrera has discussed the relative merits of weapons used in mass shootings and made light of political violence. He’s now on a glide path to the U.S. House.

The Texas Observer

Global News 5d ago

Calgary criminologist sees ‘disturbing trend’ as police investigate rise in gun violence
Police say there have been five shootings in less than a week, with the most recent happening on Sunday morning in an industrial area.
#Crime #Calgarycrime #CalgaryPoliceService
https://globalnews.ca/news/11894622/calgary-criminologist-concern-disturbing-rise-gun-violence-police/

Global News Calgary 5d ago

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The Human Capybara 5d ago

There's the Florida Man and then there's the Texas Conservative.

The second one is less fun and far more dangerous.

https://www.texasobserver.org/brandon-herrera-gun-youtube-uvalde-congress/

#uvalde #gun #gunviolence #texas #shooting

How a Gun-Rights Extremist Could Soon Represent Uvalde in Congress

On his YouTube channel, Brandon Herrera has discussed the relative merits of weapons used in mass shootings and made light of political violence. He’s now on a glide path to the U.S. House.

The Texas Observer

Texas Observer 5d ago

New today: “Guys like him have been using the ‘It’s only jokes’ and ‘edgy’ line as a way of masking what they really believe ... If Brandon Herrera is flirting with admiring the SS, Rhodesian light infantry, and the Confederacy, it tells me he’s a semi-closeted white supremacist.” https://www.texasobserver.org/brandon-herrera-gun-youtube-uvalde-congress/

#Texas #politics #USpol #news #SouthTexas #border #GunViolence

How a Gun-Rights Extremist Could Soon Represent Uvalde in Congress

On his YouTube channel, Brandon Herrera has discussed the relative merits of weapons used in mass shootings and made light of political violence. He’s now on a glide path to the U.S. House.

The Texas Observer

Texas Observer 6d ago

New from @stevanzetti :
Four years after a mass shooting tore their community apart, this southwest #Texas city of 15,000 may soon be represented in the U.S. House by a gunmaker, Second Amendment absolutist, and edgy YouTube personality.
https://www.texasobserver.org/brandon-herrera-gun-youtube-uvalde-congress/

#politics #USpol #news #Texas #midterms #GunViolence

How a Gun-Rights Extremist Could Soon Represent Uvalde in Congress

On his YouTube channel, Brandon Herrera has discussed the relative merits of weapons used in mass shootings and made light of political violence. He’s now on a glide path to the U.S. House.

The Texas Observer