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Texas Republicans' response to Uvalde school shooting: $50 million on bulletproof shields for cops [1]
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Date: 2022-07-05
A dais filled with cowards.
On May 24, 19 children and two adults were murdered and 17 others were injured by a young man wielding an AR-15 rifle. The victims were elementary school students and teachers at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas. The heinous crime, committed with legally purchased weapons and ammunition, only highlighted the devil’s bargain elected officials have made with gun manufacturers and law enforcement.
It quickly became clear that the recently financially boosted and shooter-trained Uvalde police force had been useless in the face of the mass murder spree. In fact, there is evidence they may have made it worse, missing opportunity after opportunity to lessen the carnage wrought that terrible day. Law enforcement and conservative Texas officials like Gov. Greg Abbott, Uvalde Mayor Don McLaughlin, and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick have put in overtime work to keep from being held accountable for their failed policies and useless ‘thoughts and prayers’ mantras.
At the same time, the public has wanted nothing to do with right-wing-o-sphere spin blaming teachers and false reports of locked and unlocked doors. It has been very clear, regardless of how hard Texas officials try to fight the public from finding out the facts of the shooting, that all of the GOP and NRA promises that “good guys” with guns will keep people safe from “bad guys” with guns failed. Again.
Guess what? Texas Republicans have a new plan. In this case, the word “new” means “a waste of money in service of gun manufacturers at the expense of Americans’ lives.”
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