![]() "I believe in the coming days, the public will be much better informed about why and how this happened," Abbott said. "They just put out words on paper to make it look like they were doing something, and then when Uvalde happened, nothing has actually changed since then either."Ībbott spoke briefly about the shooting in Allen, Texas, Monday morning at a press conference focused on Texas' southern border with Mexico. "It's like every day there's another mass shooting, and to have two back to back in Texas, it just really sucks the life out of you," Rice said. ![]() SEE ALSO: Judge Jeth Jones, who was accused of conflict of interest, taken off of Santa Fe HS shooting case But on Monday, Scot Rice, who says he is a strong supporter of the Second Amendment, does not think he has done enough. Greg Abbott invited the Rices to his 2019 inauguration. Scot Rice's wife, Flo, was among the wounded. Nearly five years ago, the mass shooting at Santa Fe killed 10 people and injured 13. But there is a push to do more in Austin than what the Republican-controlled House and Senate have done so far. It is fair to say that no single law would end mass shootings or gun violence, and lowering the age to buy a semiautomatic rifle from 21 to 18 likely would not have prevented the deadly mass shooting at a mall in Allen, Texas this weekend. ![]() ![]() Texas lawmakers discuss gun reform and mental health for the 2023 legislative session after the state sees yet another deadly mass shooting. ![]()
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