Most voters said Gov. Greg Abbott and elected officials aren’t doing enough to prevent mass shootings.
Most voters — 60% of those polled — either somewhat or strongly disagreed with the idea that elected officials are doing enough to prevent mass shootings, according to the survey. That includes 46% of Republicans and 75% of Democrats. Only 29% of voters overall “somewhat” or “strongly” agreed elected officials are doing enough.Guns remain a key campaign issue in races up and down the ballot heading into the November elections. Republican Gov.
. Such laws would have prevented the 18-year-old gunman in Uvalde from legally buying the rifle he used in the massacre.Half of those surveyed in the poll said they “favor a great deal” laws that would raise the age limit to buy those firearms from 18 to 21. When including those who said they favored age increases “a moderate amount” or “a little,” the percentage climbs to 73%, including 69% of Republicans.
Excluded from the package, however, were more aggressive gun control proposals sought by many Democrats such as aCornyn and other Texas Republicans on Capitol Hill have rejected such proposals as an infringement on the constitutional right to bear arms. Kimberly and Felix Rubio, who lost their daughter in the Uvalde shooting, have been meeting with lawmakers and urging support for such a ban.“Felix shared our last photo of Lexi — in her child-size casket — as we asked
to protect his constituents by supporting a federal ban on assault weapons. He declined. Instead, he said he supports increasing law enforcement presence on school campuses.”
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