Texas Senate Democrats Ask Abbott for Special Session to Enact Gun Control, Including ‘Red Flag’ Laws
Democrats have called for additional restrictions on firearms after the shooting deaths of 19
schoolchildren and two teachers in Uvalde.
Hayden Sparks
6 mins ago
In a letter to Gov. Greg Abbott, Texas Senate Democrats urged him to call a special session of the Texas legislature to enact gun control measures after an 18-year-old male killed 19 children and two teachers at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde last week.
Gov. Greg Abbott seemed open to the possibility at a news conference last week, saying “all options are on the table.” However, he did not explicitly say whether he was seriously considering calling a session.
The signers of the letter include Sens. Carol Alvarado (D-Houston), Nathan Johnson (D-Dallas), John Whitmire (D-Houston), Judith Zaffirini (D-Laredo), Eddie Lucio (D-Brownsville), Royce West (D-Dallas), Chuy Hinojosa (D-McAllen), Jose Menendez (D-San Antonio), Borris Miles (D-Houston), Beverly Powell (D-Burleson), Sarah Eckhardt (D-Austin), Roland Gutierrez (D-San Antonio), and Cesar Blanco (D-El Paso).
“Texas has suffered more mass shootings over the past decade than any other state. In Sutherland Springs, 26 people died. At Santa Fe High School, 10 people died. In El Paso, 23 people died at a Walmart. Seven people died in Midland-Odessa,” the senators wrote on Saturday.
“After each of these mass killings, you have held press conferences and roundtables promising things would change. After the slaughter of 19 children and two teachers in Uvalde, those broken promises have never rung more hollow. The time to take real actions is now.”
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