JB Pritzker, Lori Lightfoot and other leaders are reacting to the Uvalde, Texas school shooting at Robb Elementary. Some are calling for gun control.
Fourteen students and a teacher are dead after a shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde on Tuesday, according to Texas Gov. Greg Abbott. The 18-year-old suspect, a student at Uvalde High School, is also dead, he said.
"I am sick of hearing about thoughts and prayers from my Republican colleagues-the very same colleagues who claim to be 'pro-life' then block legislation that could save lives," Rep. Mike Quigley said in a statement."Our children deserve better." Gov. JB Pritzker issued a statement on Twitter, saying his"resolve is with all Americans who are working to end senseless gun violence."
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