Since the Uvalde shooting, victims’ family members have called on lawmakers to consider a series of bills they say could help prevent the next mass shooting. But, history shows it’s unlikely Texas Republicans will add any new gun restrictions.
It’s been nearly eight months since the“It’s been a struggle, it’s been very difficult,” said Velma Lisa Duran, the sister of Irma García, one of two teachers killed on May 24.
“Knowing that they just went back and knowing that we have until May to convince people of gun safety is incredibly ridiculous,” Duran said. “I don’t understand their thinking.”teenage gunman entered Robb Elementary School and fired a semi-automatic rifleSince the shooting, Duran and other victims’ family members have been calling on lawmakers to consider a series of bills they say could help prevent the next mass shooting.
“We look at Uvalde, we look at what happened there — and I’m not trying to sit in judgment of law enforcement or anything like that — but those first three to four minutes that the gunman started shooting there was no one that came to the defense of those kids,” said Wes Virdell, the Texas director of Gun Owners of America.already has a program
Given the Texas legislature’s track record, a bill like that is more likely to pass this session. Historically, bills seeking to restrict guns that are introduced after a mass shooting in Texas have gone nowhere.
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