19 kids dead, 2 teachers.
"Texas Gov. Greg Abbott tweeted in 2015 that he was 'embarrassed' that Texas was No. 2 in gun purchases and told Texans to 'pick up the pace'"
But who cares what he tweeted in 2015. Here's what he and the TX Leg. have DONE since then, from the Houston Chronicle:
"Whether it’s a handgun, rifle or semi-automatic invented for war, the governor has supported and the Legislature has passed law after law that have obliterated any semblance of good sense regulation — laws so permissive that they’ve even defied the objections of police chiefs and gun safety instructors, including the 2021 permitless carry bill that the governor bragged on Twitter allows any eligible Texan to carry a gun in public with 'no license or training' needed. As though that were progress," the editorial board wrote.
This is precious (ironies intended). It seems he bought his two guns on his 18th birthday.
https://www.newsweek.com/uvalde-shooter ... ge-1709863
Eighteen-year-old Salvador Ramos, who was named as the killer of the 19 children and two adults shot at a primary school in Uvalde, Texas, on Tuesday, bought two rifles on his 18th birthday, a Texas state senator said.
State Senator Roland Gutierrez, who said he's in contact with local officials on the ground, said he was informed in a briefing by Texas Rangers that Ramos had bought two assault-style rifles from a store in Uvalde County earlier this month on his 18th birthday, the first day he could do so legally.
"It was the first thing that he did on his 18th birthday," Gutierrez said, as reported by NBC. "It's astounding to me."
Texas legislation allows people who are 18 years old or older to to legally purchase long guns, including shotguns and rifles.
Handguns can normally only be bought by people aged 21 years old or older, but a 2021 amendment to the Texas Government Code allows people who are 18 years old to be eligible for a handgun license if they meet all other requirements except the minimum age under federal law and are under protective orders related to family violence.
Since September 1, 2021, Texas no longer requires people to have a license to carry a handgun in most public places. Restrictions remained on carrying firearms at schools.
State Senator John Whitmire, who represents the north Houston area, gave a slightly different account. He said he was briefed by officials that Ramos had purchased one of the rifles from a federally licensed gun store on May 17, one day after his birthday, the Houston Chronicle reports.
A day later, the gunman bought 375 rounds of ammunition. On May 20, he bought a second rifle.
Officials have not yet confirmed whether the two rifles were the same weapons used by Ramos in the shooting at the Robb Elementary School,
but they said they recovered two AR-15 style rifles from the scene at the primary school, according to the Houston Chronicle.
President Joe Biden talked about two assault weapons in his address to the nation on Tuesday.
"The idea that an 18-year-old kid can walk into a gun store and buy two assault weapons — it's just wrong," Biden said in the emotional speech. "What in God's name do you need an assault weapon for, except to kill someone?"
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Whether he bought both the same day or a couple days apart ... whatever.
For reasons that don't make sense to me, Texas says you need to be 21 to get a handgun, but at 18 you can apparently get a semi-auto rifle and as many high-cap magazines as you feel like, kind of like picking up Gummi Bear packets.
BTW, they are reporting his 66 year grandmother, which he shot first, is still alive, but in critical condition in the hospital. Also I spoke wrong earlier - he was wearing some type of tactical vest.