WASHINGTON _ In the wake of two deadly Texas shootings, the state's Republican leaders are turning to an unlikely source for solutions: the gun lobby.
The firearms industry was instrumental in shutting down a gun violence prevention proposal pitched by members of both parties after the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in 2012, saying it would hurt its members' ability to sell guns.
Now as pressure builds on both political parties, Republican leaders who control the governments in Washington and Austin are giving the industry's own gun safety ideas a chance.
