HONDO, Texas — Just days before people planned to protest this Saturday's fundraiser hosted by an NRA-aligned group near the site of the May 24 elementary school massacre in southwest Texas, the city council in Hondo announced Monday that it revoked permission for the organization's use of the space where they planned to host the event.
Jazmin Cazares, older sister to Jackie Cazares, who was killed at Robb Elementary School, said the planned event was"a slap in the face" to her community about 40 miles west of Hondo. She read the names and ages of every Uvalde mass shooting victim -- 19 students and two teachers -- to close her speech.
Angel Garza, the father of Amerie Jo Garza, who was killed at Robb Elementary, made an emotional plea, saying,"My daughter died still calling me daddy... she wasn't even old enough to call me dad." Medina County Democratic Chairwoman Sandy Young told council members,"At best, the scheduling of this meeting is hopefully an oversight and omission, someone made a mistake. At worst, this is a deliberate disrespect for the grief, sorrow and pain of these families and an attempt to shut them up, put them in their place, saying that their sorrow should not get in the way of our fun."
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Town near Uvalde revokes NRA-aligned group's use of city space for fundraiserThe city council in Hondo, about 40 miles west of Uvalde, Texas, said it revoked permission for the organization's use of the space where they planned to host a meeting.
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Town near Uvalde revokes NRA-aligned group's use of city space for fundraiserThe city council in Hondo, about 40 miles west of Uvalde, Texas, said it revoked permission for the organization's use of the space where they planned to host a meeting.
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