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February 13, 2026
Texas-Sized Gun Control Hypocrisy from Democrat Vying for U.S. Senate
Texans will head to polling locations in November to cast their ballots for U.S. Senator. Current incumbent and NSSF A-rated Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) is seeking reelection and there will be a primary election for both party nominees first.
One Democratic candidate, NSSF F-rated U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas) has some serious explaining to do to the Texans she’s hoping give her a promotion about an issue that is always front and center in Texas — the Second Amendment.
A Fox News report reveals Rep. Crockett has joined a (un)distinguished — and disingenuous — group of pro-gun control legislators who back proposals that limit the constitutional rights of law-abiding Americans to protect themselves while at the same time paying exorbitant sums to employ private armed security protection, sometimes subsidized by others.
In a state populated by people who revere the Second Amendment as much as anyone in the country, good luck to Rep. Crockett explaining this dynamic to them while trying to earn their vote.
Subsidized Private Armed Security
Candidates for federal office are required to file Federal Election Commission (FEC) reports every three months, making public how much money they, as a candidate, raised and on what they spent campaign funds. It’s transparency, the proverbial “sunshine” as the best disinfectant. It’s to ensure they remain within the law and so the public can see as well.
What does the sunshine illuminate about Rep. Crockett’s campaign spending priorities? Armed security.
The FEC report spotlights that Rep. Crockett spent a whopping sum of money seemingly to protect herself, while simultaneously advocating for policies that restrict Texans from being able to do the same.
“By far the largest expense was private security, despite Crockett repeatedly calling to defund the police,” the Fox News report stated. “Crockett paid close to $80,000 for security in 2025. A significant portion, $30,079.34, of those security costs came in the final quarter of 2025.”
In other words, Rep. Crockett — while perennially campaigning to take away Texans’ Second Amendment rights and defund law enforcement — spent 30 percent more than the median yearly salary in Texas ($61,400) on private armed security alone for herself. Paid for by other people. What a deal.
While that’s not nearly as much as failed and former gun control congressional colleague U.S. Rep. Cori Bush (D-Mo.) spent on her private security ($770,000), Rep. Crockett’s security payments should make Texans livid.
No Other Options
Given Rep. Crockett’s plentiful past statements detesting the role of law enforcement, it would make more sense if she then also supported people arming themselves to protect against criminal violence. But, no — she holds the same illogical and dangerous beliefs that police need to be limited, or eliminated, and Second Amendment rights need to be curtailed. That’s a dangerous and unacceptable combination for any American.
Here is how she envisions the role of law enforcement and presumably what Texans can expect as they hear more from her on the campaign trail. Mind you — Rep. Crockett stated this just a few short months ago, in 2025.
“I want to be clear that, like, law enforcement isn’t to prevent crime,” Rep. Crockett told a podcast, according to The New York Post. “Law enforcement solves crime, OK? That is what they are supposed to do. They are supposed to solve crimes, not necessarily prevent them from happening per se.”
That mentality is giving strong California-style “Be a good victim” vibes. Rep. Crockett wants to have it both ways: limit and curtail the ability of trained law enforcement partners to proactively keep Texans safe, while simultaneously limiting the rights for law-abiding Texans to protect themselves should police be delayed or unavailable.
If there’s still any doubt about how Rep. Crockett would approach Second Amendment rights and keeping Texans safe, just read how the gun control group Giffords’ offers a glowing endorsement of her.
“She’s proudly fought to pass measures to expand background checks to all gun sales, ban assault weapons and bump stocks, close loopholes that allow dangerous people to access firearms, strengthen safe storage measures, and address gun trafficking — all while also respecting the rights of responsible gun owners,” a website statements boasts. “Now more than ever, Texans deserve a champion who will always stand up to the corruption of the gun lobby and put their safety first.”
It’s a tale as old as time for gun control activists. “A champion” for Texans who “puts their safety first.”
What they really mean is someone who will take away Texans’ rights, all while spending substantially more than the typical Texan makes in one year to pay for subsidized private armed security for themselves.
Texans are smarter than Rep. Crockett makes them out to be. They’ll vote that way in November this year.
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