WACO, TX—In an incident experts are calling “a spirited exercise of constitutional rights and family values,” 56-year-old Texan Charles Harrison reportedly resolved a heated political discussion with daughter Lucy Harrison, 23, using a method historians agree is “deeply American”: a loaded handgun.

The disagreement, which began over their contrasting views on former President Donald Trump, soon escalated to what neighbors described as the “most Texan family therapy session possible.” Authorities confirmed a grand jury declined to file charges, citing Texas’s “Stand Your Debate Amendment,” a little-known clause in state law that encourages settling political arguments through “direct action, preferably with at least one cattle skull nearby.”

Family friend Bertie McAllister applauded the outcome: “Honestly, in Texas, we call this Tuesday. I keep a copy of the Constitution in my holster, right behind my Glock.”

Not to be outdone, local pastor Jeb Finn lectured his congregation: “Thou shalt honor thy father and thy country, unless thy daughter votes blue—in which case, it’s justifiable Old Testament justice.”

Meanwhile, British officials, baffled by both the violence and the snacks involved, have launched an ongoing inquest. “We’re used to family arguments over tea and crumpets,” said UK investigator Nigel Butterworth. “Not over MAGA hats and loaded weapons. Good heavens!”

At press time, the Harrison family reunion was reportedly postponed until a consensus could be reached on whether Ronald Reagan’s ghost would approve.