After the massacre in Uvalde, O’Rourke is again picking up the issue of gun control.
Democratic candidate for governor Beto O'Rourke watches a press conference held by Gov. Greg Abbott and other statewide and local Republicans at Uvalde High School on Wednesday, May 25, 2022., our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news.
O'Rourke is expected to continue emphasizing the proposals that have been part of his anti-gun violence platform so far. Still, when questioned about assault weapons on the campaign trail, O’Rourke often says he does not believe civilians should have them. He reiterated that during a veterans town hall in Killeen the day before the Uvalde shooting, where an audience member asked O’Rourke about his stance on AR-15s and said he thought O’Rourke had “changed or softened your stance on that.”
in Houston, inviting NRA members to join him in preventing gun violence but saying that the “time … is now.”While Abbott has largely ignored O’Rourke in public comments since the shooting, other Republican leaders have not held their tongues. Uvalde Mayor Don McLaughlin called O’Rourke a “sick son of a bitch” as O’Rourke interrupted the news conference, where McLaughlin was among those flanking Abbott.said Saturday on Fox News. “He put himself above these families.
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