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Thursday, November 7, 2024

Texas U.S. Rep Veronica Escobar: "Uvalde | Raising the Age Requirement The Uvalde shooter waited until days after his 18th birthday to..."

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Veronica Escobar tweeted the following:

"Uvalde | Raising the Age Requirement
The Uvalde shooter waited until days after his 18th birthday to legally purchase a weapon of war. Raising the age so young adults can't buy a gun before they can buy their first legal drink shouldn't be controversial. He murdered 21 people."
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Here are other recent tweets from Veronica Escobar:

"Since 2018, there have been 4 mass shootings in Texas that resulted in the deaths or injury of 20+ individuals. Here's how gun safety provisions from H.R. 7910, the Protecting Our Kids Act, which the @HouseJudiciary passed yesterday, could have impacted those horrific events.
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"As I said during our @HouseJudiciary hearing, Republicans in Congress think the answer to gun violence is more guns. Once we create schools that are more like prisons than places of learning, will we do that to shopping malls, hospitals, grocery stores as well?
Its. The. Guns. twitter.com/LindseyGrahamS"
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"Im also delighted to congratulate incoming General Manager, Brenda De AndaSwann. I look forward to seeing all she accomplishes in her new role."
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