Driving the news: Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) received the most money from gun rights supporters. On Tuesday, he received major backlash for responding to the shooting by saying that gun control will not help and that “we need to devote far more law enforcement resources to stopping violent criminals.”
In the wake of the Texas elementary school shooting, where 19 kids and 2 adults were killed, there is renewed scrutiny on the hundreds of thousands of dollars Republican lawmakers have received in campaign contributions from groups supporting gun rights.
- Reality check: Experts say that there is a lack of evidence that suggests that increased police presence in schools actually improves safety and instead could “significantly disrupt learning environments.”
- The shooter was even engaged with law enforcement prior to entering the building, but he still managed to get inside and gun down people in the school.
The big picture: There’s a pattern that follows congressional action in the wake of a mass shooting: Lawmakers will zero in on legislation focused on gun control that requires bipartisan support to pass, but that Republicans […]
Obviously the Republicans are the worst people to have power in any part of our Democracy, and we all should be aware of that fact and vote them all out of office and replace them with Progressive Democrats.
Rev. Dean,
I’d agree with you except for losers like progressive Democrat Kirsten Sinema of AZ who promised pharmaceutical cost decrease for seniors – until she received hundreds of thousands from Pharma companies! Promise intentionally forgotten!!$$By the way she voted against the Domestic Terrorist Act bill too. Hmmm, why would anyone NOT want a law like that passed in the U.S.?