A longtime Houston democratic activist has been involved in protests outside John Cornyn's office for more than eight years. He has an op-ed in the Houston Chronicle saying he's used to getting boo's — but now he's seeing counterprotestors with guns. Here's a key quote:

Middle fingers are frequent, and sometimes people throw things — a softball, lit cigars, potatoes, batteries. We once caught on video a man tossing eggs at us. He was convicted of a misdemeanor in Houston Municipal Court.

But something has changed over the past few weeks. Aggression has escalated, and our Cornyn protest has faced its first-ever threats of lethal violence.

A longtime Houston democratic activist has been involved in protests outside John Cornyn's office for more than eight years. He has an op-ed in the Houston Chronicle saying he's used to getting boo's — but now he's seeing counterprotestors with guns. Here's a key quote:

Middle fingers are frequent, and sometimes people throw things — a softball, lit cigars, potatoes, batteries. We once caught on video a man tossing eggs at us. He was convicted of a misdemeanor in Houston Municipal Court.

But something has changed over the past few weeks. Aggression has escalated, and our Cornyn protest has faced its first-ever threats of lethal violence.