Here's Gov Abbott, an NRA bought and paid for politician.
"What we know about the Uvalde elementary school shooting
The gunman allegedly entered the school with a handgun and possibly a rifle, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said in a press conference Tuesday afternoon. The shooter is now dead, believed to have been killed by responding officers, according to Abbott.
“He shot and killed, horrifically, incomprehensibly, 14 students and killed a teacher,” Abbott said. The governor was scheduled to speak Friday at the National Rifle Association’s annual meeting in Houston and has led successful state legislative efforts to relax gun laws, most recently signing legislation to remove permit requirements to carry a concealed handgun in public. "
"It’s not clear where the gunman obtained his weapons. There is no age restriction on possessing guns in Texas, but you have to be 21 or older to carry a concealed handgun without a license under the permitless carry law that went into effect last September. And it’s generally not legal to carry a handgun on K-12 public school property, though one Republican lawmaker sought to make that possible for licensed adults in the last session of the Texas legislature. There are no specific state law restrictions on carrying a rifle. "
