Gun laws in Texas allowed Uvalde school shooter to legally purchase weapons

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'Texas allows people to carry guns in public without a permit and a background check,' said one expert. 'Generally speaking, Texas just has overall weaker laws than many states.'

HOUSTON, Texas -- State Rep. Jarvis Johnson is requesting Gov. Greg Abbott to call for a special session on gun reform, including raising the age limit for purchasing long guns to 21.

The person must be at least 21 years old to buy a handgun, but Texans aged 18 and over can buy a handgun from another Texas resident in a private sale. There are also other exceptions to allow an 18-year-old to purchase a gun if they meet certain requirements and have parental consent.

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Making something illegal to have will not stop criminals that's why they are criminals

Another lie where's the disinformation group I am from Texas and every gun I own I went through a background check

Well that’s a flat out lie

HOW MANY GUN BETO HAVE UNDER HIS NAME?

Problem is weak crime laws.

Blah blah blah

What could go wrong? We were told more guns would make us safer. And now crime is on the rise and road-rage shootings are normal. Looks like more guns makes this far less safe.

Damn abc you know damn well you have to have background checks.

They forget to mention that the shooter didn’t try this in a mall where citizens are armed. He went to a gun free zone to kill children, and people want to make the whole state gun free.

No background check is a lie! Every person LEGALLY buying any gun has to pass a FEDERAL background check. Stop the lying just to scare folks. Try stopping illegal gun sales, bet law won't tackle that challenge.

These children were left unprotected by the local police. The cops refused to confront the murderer.

People carrying guns in public have some sort of mental disability that make them believe they are less than others. Seriously you need to urgently see a psychiatrist.

The propaganda machine is hard at work this morning.

Background checks are federally mandated in all states

Why am I not surprised

Wrong…expert needs to be fired lmao.

Yes. I’m sure the guy that shot his grandmother and murdered a bunch of children really would’ve cared if it was illegal for him to carry the gun. 🙄🙄🙄

I said it already but I'll say it again. Those gun he bought didn't compel him to murder children. He had a motive or reason for doing it.

I had to pass multiple background checks when I bought mine. Plus waited 60 days for my license and was fingerprinted. And they increased penalties for unlawful carry. But go off I guess… “expert”. Ok.. say it with me. “I will do research before I open my mouth”.

The far left media never misses an opportunity to turn a tragedy into taking points about disarming law abiding citizens and restricting our right while screaming defund the police and supporting no bail policies

fuckgregabbot

What a hit piece. Sane gun owners are not going to walk around brandishing a pistol and no you cannot walk around with an AR-15 without special reason. You have to a specific threat to your life from another individual that is clearly targeting you.

You don't need Einstein to understand that this is CRAZY. Only a corrupted governor as GregAbbott_TX old have done something like this. AbbottCruzMassacre

Isn’t it already illegal to shoot someone? That law already exists. So some folks choose to break the law. Please help me understand why we need more laws?

Yeah, cause other states don’t have gun crimes due to the gun laws.

Good thing too. Otherwise only criminals will be armed.

Tell me you've never purchased a firearm without telling me you've never purchased a firearm. I've bought multiple and I have my license to carry. Every time I had to fill out paperwork and wait for background checks to be completed before purchasing. Stop lying.

Guns don’t kill people. People kill people. No laws will prevent someone that wants a gun from finding one. Look at Chicago some of the toughest laws yet every weekend people are shot. You can not control EVIL

'Media lionizes mass shooters causing nut jobs to plan and carry out heinous acts.' Media created these monsters and continue to do so. The media is the enemy of the people. See how easy it is to create blame and push an agenda?

Wow what a stretch.

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