In this broadcast::

• Now Governor Abbott Wants More Action on Mental Health After Calling on Texans to Buy More Guns, Tweeting "Let's Pick up the Pace Texans"
• Our Gun Culture and Its Historical Roots
• The Chinese Foreign Minister's Tour of Pacific Island Nations Has the U.S. and Australia Alarmed 

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