'You do not give a damn, you care more about our guns than you do our children,' the uncle of a slain Uvalde student said, addressing Texas Gov. Greg Abbott during a rally for gun control outside his residence.
Approximately 20 people gathered outside the governor's mansion in Austin early Saturday morning. The small crowd was made up primarily of families who lost loved ones at the mass shooting in Uvalde. They pleaded that the governor raise the minimum age to purchase AR-15-style rifles.Approximately 20 people gathered outside the governor's mansion in Austin early Saturday morning. The small crowd was made up primarily of families who lost loved ones at the mass shooting in Uvalde.
"You do not give a damn, you care more about our guns than you do our children," Brett Cross said. Cross was the uncle and legal guardian of Uziyah Garcia, one of the students killed in May."You couldn't even tell us their damn names. I asked you, you said you couldn't say [them] off the top of your head. We remember them, and we are going to make damn well sure that you do to.
Ana Rodriguez, 35, is one of those parents. She spoke to the crowd on Saturday about her daughter, Maite Rodriguez, who was one of the students shot and killed on May 24.Maite Rodriguez, 10, was one of 19 schoolchildren who were killed by a gunman in Uvalde, Texas, on May 24. Her mother, Ana Rodriguez, spoke at a rally in Austin on Saturday to demand that Gov. Greg Abbott hold a special session so state lawmakers can decide on the minimum age at which people can purchase AR-15-style rifles.
"The fact that an 18-year-old mentally unstable child was able to purchase what he purchased legally and do what he did to our children is mind-boggling," Rodriguez said."If I could have it my way, I would have [AR-15-style rifles] banned, but I don't think that'll happen. So I think 21 or 25 is the minimum they could do."
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