The Texas chapter of Moms Demand Action, along with the Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund, hosted the event as part of National Gun Violence Awareness Day.
Attendees wore orange to honor those affected by gun violence. Lawmakers, teachers, health professionals, and survivors of gun violence attended the event."My son was lucky enough to finish fourth grade," Molly Bursey, state legislative lead for the Texas chapter of Moms Demand Action, said was her reaction after hearing about the Uvalde shooting."They just gut our gun laws. I'm sick of it, I'm angry, I'm grieving.
He adds, "you can't raise the age limit to 21 because what are you going to say, you're 18 years old, you can go die for your country, give your life for your country, but when you come home, you can't buy that same gun you used to defend this country?" On Friday, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and Speaker of the House Dade Phelan formed special legislative committees after Gov.
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