Several families who lost children during the Uvalde school shooting last year shared emotional testimony before lawmakers deciding on gun control bills in a Texas House committee. None of those bills are likely to become law.
The gunman who killed 19 students and two teachers at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde used an AR-15-style rifle for the attack. Crosses set up to honor those who lost their lives during the Robb Elementary School shooting in Uvalde, Texas on November 8, 2022.
House Bill 2744 would ban the sale of some high-powered, semi-automatic firearms like AR-15-style guns to anyone younger than 21.The parents of those killed in the Uvalde massacre testified in support of the bill before the House Committee on Community Safety. That testimony began Tuesday evening and continued well after midnight.
Some family members noted that the officers who responded to the shooting were afraid to confront the gunman because of the type of firearm he was using."She was taken, murdered at 9 years old along with 18 classmates and two teachers by an 18-year-old gunman. We’re here to support HB 2744 raising the legal age limit to purchase an assault rifle," Cazares said.
In this combination of pictures created on May 30, 2022 shows photos of 19 children and 2 teachers who died in the mass shooting are displayed at a makeshift memorial at Robb Elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, May 30, 2022. Eva Mireles, 44"Your thoughts and prayers didn’t stop an 18-year-old from purchasing two high-powered semi-automatic rifles and all those rounds of ammunition," said Brett Cross, whose son was killed. "Your thoughts and prayers are useless.
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