AR-15-style rifles like the one used in the Uvalde massacre have been involved in 11 major mass shootings since 2012, according to Yahoo. Two of those mass shootings were in Texas — Sutherland Springs in 2017 and Midland/Odessa in Aug. 2019
— openly or concealed — without obtaining a state-issued license, so long they are not excluded from possessing a firearm by another federal or state law.
Abbott said he “absolutely” expects laws to come after the tragedy. “There will be laws in multiple different subject areas.”“Let’s be clear about a couple things, that show about these back background checks. Everyone wants to seize upon a particular strategy and say ‘well that’s the golden strategy right there.’ Look at what happened in the Santa Fe shooting - a background check had no relevancy whatsoever because the killer took the gun from his parents,” Abbott said.
Gutierrez called for Abbott to call a special legislative session to address gun violence in the wake of the massacre and had a list of Texas Senate Democratic Caucus demands that included raising the minimum age to purchase a firearm to 21 and requiring universal background checks for all firearm sales.
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