The gunman legally purchased two AR-style rifles at a local federal firearms licensee on May 17 and on May 20, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety.
into the National Criminal Information Center, and he was able to pass a background check and buy at least two guns because of this failure.
The plan appeared to be abandoned later and the Legislature instead in 2021 passed the law loosening gun restrictions. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , in an average year, more than 3,600 people die by guns in Texas. That number includes suicides. Nationally, in 2022, there have been at least 77 incidents of gunfire on school grounds, according to the gun control advocacy group Everytown. Six of these incidents took place in Texas. that left 23 dead, Democratic politician Beto O'Rourke has called for stricter gun laws.
on Wednesday during a press conference, saying"you are doing nothing" and said the Uvalde shooting was"totally predictable" after the state did not pass tougher gun laws." that the focus now shouldn't be on gun laws. "I'm happy to debate policy, not today. I mean, today, we, my community is hurting. You know, politicians like to divide us. Leaders unite us and we need to be united right now as Americans because what happened in Uvalde, Texas can happen anywhere," he said."Right now, I've got families that don't, that can't identify their children. I've got folks that have to bury their children. I mean, these are the things that we're working with.
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