'Every time a disturbed or demented person commits such a hideous crime there is always growing effort by some in our society to use the suffering of others to advance their own extreme political agenda.' 9News
Trump paid tribute to the victims of the Texas shooting by reading out each child and teacher's name while bells tolled before he rejected calls for gun control.
Cruz accused those advocating for new gun control measures in the wake of the Uvalde elementary school shooting of "demagoguing" and "virtue-signaling." Among the protesters outside, Democrat Beto O’Rourke, who is challenging Texas Governor Greg Abbott in the governor’s race, ticked off a list of previous school shootings and called on those attending the convention to “join us to make sure that this no longer happens in this country.”"The time for us to have stopped Uvalde was right after Parkland. The time for us to have stopped Uvalde was right after Santa Fe High School.
Texas Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick said Friday morning that he had decided not to speak at an event breakfast after “prayerful consideration and discussion with NRA officials.” Once among the most powerful political organisations in the country, the NRA has seen its influence wane following a significant drop in political spending.
“We all share these rights, so to be respectful of other people’s rights is to respect other people’s lives, and I think with that kind of mentality, we should be here,” he said. “Of course, this is the best country in the world," he said. “But what good does it do us if we can’t protect lives, especially of our children?”
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