Today, as series of gun laws in Texas will loosen gun restrictions. Texas has had four of the ten deadliest shootings in modern US history.
The mostly white male gun supporters, who are losing their absolute position on top of our nation's hierarchies, are intent on using violence or the threat of violence to keep their position. Worked with slaves and domestic violence against women, as well as killing off American Indians, and murdering members of the LGBTQ community.
Violence has always been a key control tactic for hierarchies.
https://www.cnn.com/2019/09/01/us/texas-new-gun-laws-trnd/index.html
