The Uvalde school shooter wrote ‘LOL’ in the blood of his victims on a classroom whiteboard, a Texas lawmaker revealed at an emotional hearing with victims’ families.
wrote ‘LOL’ in the blood of his victims on a classroom whiteboard, a Texas lawmaker revealed at an emotional hearing with victims’ families late Tuesday.of the attack, prompted family members of the slain children and teachers who were in attendance to gasp and openly sob.
anguish, they testified about their ongoing grief, questioned whether they could have done something to keep their children alive and expressed frustration that they have not seen action on guns from state leaders. Had 21 been the minimum age to purchase the gun a year ago the attacker would not have been able to purchase the semiautomatic weapon"he used to murder our daughter and 20 others eight days after his 18th birthday,"The bill was introduced by state Rep. Tracy King, D-Uvalde. He said had it been introduced in the last session of the Texas Legislature, which meets every two years, he would probably have voted against it.
Stephen Willeford, who helped disrupt the shooting at a church in Sutherland Springs, Texas, that killed 26 people in 2017 by confronting the gunman with his own rifle, also testified against the bill. The families' weariness was as visible as the smiling faces of their slain children on the T-shirts they wore or on the placards they carried into the halls of the Capitol hearing room.
Canada Latest News, Canada Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Uvalde families head to Austin to testify on raising age for AR-15-style rifle purchasesUvalde, Santa Fe families head to Austin to testify on raising age for AR-15-style rifle purchases
Read more »
Families of Uvalde school shooting victims ask Texas lawmakers to consider gun reformsIt's been almost a year since the deadly shooting at Robb Elementary in Uvalde. Some parents and relatives of the victims came to the Texas Capitol Tuesday, April 18 hoping lawmakers would consider some kind of gun reform.
Read more »
Texas House committee set to debate firearms bills filed in response to Uvalde shootingThe House Select Committee on Community Safety is scheduled to hear testimony on bills that would change how people buy firearms and how authorities report those purchases. One of these bills would raise the minimum age to 21 years old to purchase certain semi-automatic rifles.
Read more »
Watch: Texas House committee debates firearms bills filed in response to Uvalde shootingThe House Select Committee on Community Safety is scheduled to hear testimony on bills that would change how people buy firearms and how authorities report those purchases. One of these bills would raise the minimum age to 21 years old to purchase certain semi-automatic rifles.
Read more »
Texas House committee set to debate firearms bills filed in response to Uvalde shootingThe House Select Committee on Community Safety is scheduled to hear testimony on bills that would change how people buy firearms. One of them would raise the minimum age to 21 years old to purchase certain semi-automatic rifles.
Read more »