After Uvalde ...

In the wake of the latest—cuz it won’t be the last—mass shooting, Texas Governor, and REPUBLICAN, Greg Abbott said he expects new laws to be enacted in response the Robb Elementary School shooting, and added:

“Do we expect any laws to come out of this devastating crime? The answer is yes. Absolutely yes.”

When asked about calling a special session for the legislature Abbott made no move on that. He is resistant to measures targeting background checks on guns and new laws around buying rifles:

“Anyone who suggests we should focus on background checks instead of mental health, I suggest to you it is mistaken.”

REPUBLICAN Governor Greg Abbott has cut $200,000,000.00 from departments that deal with mental health.

He has children’s blood on his hands.

 

We all know the NRA held one of their terror-paloozas in the wake of the shooting in Uvalde, but did you know that this vile group, headed by murderer Wayne LaPierre, as part of its ongoing “Banned Guns Giveaway,” the NRA raffled off a Daniel Defense DDM4 V7 rifle as 1,000 rounds of ammunition—the same gun used to slaughter children at Robb Elementary.

A Domestic Terror Group.

 

GOP Representative Matt Gaetz tried to answer the question why anyone not serving in the military would have a need for an AR-15 capable of quickly spewing 300 bullets and he replied:

“Target sport. Self-defense. Hog hunting. Just to name a few…”

Keep in mind that one person who was a survivor of the Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in Florida was David Hogg, a gun activist.

Matt Gaetz is a pig.

 

New York Congressman, and REPUBLICAN, Chris Jacobs, a former gun advocate and supporter of the NRA, made a surprising about-face last week becoming perhaps the first congressional Republican to call for an assault weapons ban in the wake of the recent mass shootings in Buffalo and Uvalde, Texas.

In addition to saying he would vote for a Democratic bill banning assault weapons, he also said he would support raising the age on some gun purchases to 21, limiting the capacity of magazines and banning the sale of military-style body armor to civilians.

Perhaps the tide is turning … ?

 

Lastly, President Biden was greeted warmly greeted when he visited Uvalde over the weekend, while Texas GOP Governor Greg Abbott was loudly booed when he approached the memorial at Robb Elementary:

“Shame on you, Abbott!” 

“Please, Governor, help Uvalde County! We need change! Our children don’t deserve this.”

“Our children are under constant attack in this community. We need help.”

Sadly, we already know where Abbott stands, so change won’t likely be coming at a state level, unless the people of Texas vote him out of office.

Vote every single politician who has blocked gun control legislation, who takes blood money from the NRA, who suggests arming teachers, giving students ballistic blankets, or locking all the doors in schools, as a solution to mass shootings.

CAST A GODDAMNED VOTE.