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Texas governor criticized for pro-gun tweet after school shooting

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After the massacre in which 19 children and 2 adults lost their lives at Robb Elementary School, a school in… uvaldeIn Texas, users recovered a tweet from Governor Greg Abbott in which he said he was “ashamed” that Texas was the second-largest gun purchaser in the US after California in 2015.

“Let’s speed up the pace,” he wrote. At the time, Abbott was serving in his first year as governor of Texas.

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On Twitter, users criticized the post. Someone wrote: “Are you still embarrassed, Governor, that you’re only #2 in arms sales?” Another user wrote sarcastically: “You must be very proud today.”

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In June 2021, Abbott signed seven laws in Texas to facilitate gun ownership and protect their buyers. One of them allows guests to store their firearms in their hotel rooms. Another is protecting Texans from federal gun control regulations. Third, it prohibits any government agency from hiring any company that discriminates against firearms and ammunition companies or organizations.

“Politicians from the federal to the local level have threatened to take guns from law-abiding citizens – but we are not going to let that happen in Texas,” Governor Abbott said when signing the law. “Texas will always be the leader in advocating for the Second Amendment, which is why we built a wall around gun rights in this session. These seven laws will protect the rights of law-abiding citizens and ensure Texas remains a bastion of freedom.”

The massacre at Robb Elementary began at around 11:00 am (local time), two days before classes in the county close next Friday (27), which will celebrate this year’s graduation.

The 18-year-old assailant killed his grandmother before going to school. He was killed by the police. According to US officials, the man was also a student at the university. robber basis school, but the motivations of the criminal are still unknown.

source: Noticias

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