Fort Worth Mayor Mattie Parker wrote a Medium post Saturday addressing Tuesday’s school shooting in Uvalde that left 19 kids and two teachers dead. Mayor Parker attended her fifth-grade son’s graduation this week, stating she could not help but think about the families in Uvalde who are currently processing the loss of their children. “Asa a mama, my heart can’t…
"An 18-year-old can purchase an assault rifle. Does this make sense?" Mayor Parker wrote."Absolutely not."
Parker said she will be addressing how to act locally and acknowledges that conversations must also take place at the state and national levels. "We must get serious, we must be bold and we must do the hard work of governing and leading," Mayor Parker said."This moment is fart past due, and we should have no tolerance for inconsistent or nonsensical policy.""As your mayor, I am determined to make Fort Worth safer. As a Texan, I am committed to fighting for courageous and commonsense policies. And as a mother, I will not rest until we have made our world better for the next generation.
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