The letter asks for 'red flag' laws, universal background checks and other gun-control measures to be added to the agenda. SanAntonio SATX SanAntonioTX Texas GregAbbott GunControl GunReform Uvalde UvaldeMassacre
Mayor Ron Nirenberg, pictured here at a 2018 press conference, was one of 13 Texas mayors to ask the governor for a special legislative session to address gun reform.demanding Texas Gov. Greg Abbott call a special legislative session to address gun violence in the wake of the Uvalde school shooting.
The letter calls on Abbott to enact reforms the mayors say are backed by the majority of Texans and could prevent future mass shootings.
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