No significant gun control legislation has been passed in Texas since the shooting that left 19 students and two teachers dead. With the support of Uvalde families, state Sen. Roland Gutierrez (D) is filing over 20 bills aimed at stopping mass shootings.
“This is personal to me. These people have become my friends,” Gutierrez said, pointing to the parents of three slain students. Each wore buttons and shirts with pictures of their children. “These people deserve more than what they got.”The Democrat is facing a reluctant body of lawmakers that has consistently loosened restrictions on guns after mass killings and set aside a fraction of the state’s billion-dollar surplus toward mental health and school safety in recent years.
And now, they are planning to become a regular presence in Austin to meet individually with lawmakers and tell and retell their story for as long as it takes, Gutierrez said. Tuesday’s appearance marked the second time in recent weeks families have gathered at the legislature to push for reform. The brutality of Uvalde’s suffering has lingered long in the national consciousness, giving them a chance to “create a moment,” the senator said.
At 10, Caitlyne Gonzales survived Uvalde’s school shooting. Then she became a voice for her slain friends.bill to enhance rural emergency responder communications and training to better coordinate between various agencies during a mass casualty event.by The Post, ProPublica and the Texas Tribune found that communication lapses further hampered the already critical 77-minute law enforcement delay in reaching injured students and teacher.
For the families left to grieve after mass violence in Texas, change should not come at the expense of new horror.
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