Houston, United States, May 28, 2022 (AFP) – Former US President Donald Trump has rejected tighter control of access to firearms in the country, following Friday’s massacre at a Texas school, saying decent citizens should be able to arm themselves. to defend themselves against “evil”.
Speaking to attendees at the National Rifle Association’s (NRA) annual meeting, Trump said: “The existence of evil in our world is not a reason to disarm law-abiding citizens.” said. “The existence of evil is one of the best reasons to arm law-abiding citizens.”
Trump’s comments came during an event hosted by the gun-owning lobby group NRA, which holds its annual convention in Houston, three days after 19 children and two teachers were shot dead at a US elementary school. country.
“The various gun control policies supported by the Left would have done nothing to prevent the horrors. Absolutely nothing,” the former president stressed.
18-year-old Salvador Ramos had legally acquired the AR-15 rifle he used to carry out the massacre at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, last Tuesday.
Trump read out the names of 19 murdered children, whom he described as victims of a “crazy” spiraling out of control, before arguing that efforts to tighten gun access controls were “grotesque.”
“All of us, Republicans and Democrats, in every state and at every level of government, must unite to finally improve the safety of our schools and protect our children… What we need now is a safety review from above, below, in schools across the country,” he added.
Many speakers scheduled for the NRA event, including Texas Governor Republican Greg Abbott, withdrew from attending after the Uvalde massacre.
President Joe Biden, who advocates tighter control of access to firearms, will appear in person with Uvalde on Sunday with his wife, Jill, to “provide comfort in the community”, White House officials said.
The NRA is the most influential pro-gun organization in the country and lobbied heavily for the second constitutional amendment since 1791 that guaranteed the right to own guns in the United States.
source: Noticias
