'Shocking and saddening': House member calls out Texas governor's inaction on guns

Rep. Pete Aguilar, D-Calif., discusses a weekend mass shooting at a Texas mall and the lack of action on gun reform from the state's governor. Rep. Aguilar also discusses the fight over the debt ceiling and the lifting this week of Title 42.


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'Shocking and saddening': House member calls out Texas governor's inaction on guns

#Texas #GunReform #Title42

[misslanapaulford]

💯% BLAME THE PEOPLE OF TEXAS who continues to VOTE this man in to office. Everyone complains, BUT You all still vote for him. VOTE HIM OUT then things will change.

[Arahknid]

Next time a reporter gets to ask Abbot a question it should be something like: "With gun violence being so strongly related to mental illness, and with how frequent gun violence is in the US, are you implying that Americans are too mentally unstable to own guns?"

[WilliamPriceKing]

It’s sickening that Gov. Abbott can’t see, or refuses to see, that his inaction is another way of saying it’s okay. Sad

[freetochoose]

Governor Abbott is failing the average family in Texas! People in Texas keep voting him into office. Very sad.

[davidvaughn]

He's not only crippled to a wheelchair, is also crippled in the brains 😂

[stevmts]

Thought of the Texas Gov.when I ran across this: “A sociopath is one who sees others as impersonal objects to be manipulated to fulfill their own narcissistic needs without any regard for the hurtful consequences of their selfish actions.”

[francesbatycki]

What about the mental health of all the victims’ friends and families?! Abbott is disgusting!

[patrickwalsh]

The youngest killed was 5 years old. That's brutal.

[carlosspeicywiener]

What do you mean inaction?
From what I've seen, he's been very active. In fact he's doing everything in his power to ensure that mass shootings are more and more common.
Correct me if I'm wrong.

[susanparker]

I just left three messages for cruz, no one answered at three of his offices, I just wanted to thank him for all those thoughts and prayers that make us all feel so safe here in Texas. I did reach an actual person in cornyn’s office. I don’t think he appreciated my appreciation.

[margos]

How is abbott still governor, without governing?

[s.d.c]

There's a mental crisis alright.
Hundreds of families plunged into immediate depression after hearing of family members gunned being down by random lunatics who should never have been able to go in and buy practically any weapon they wanted in the first place.

[paulaward]

How can we get rid of our Governor? He needs to GO! Hello from Tyler Texas!

[tweetrantran]

Like a war zone in Texas nowadays . Thanks to Governor Greg Abbott for keeping us unsafe .

[JimiCeleste]

Abbot is the only one who needs a mental health screening.

[nnsnumbersandnotesunlimite]

In civilized countries there is a conviction of penal servitude for failure to assist people in danger. Jail all politicians who refuse to act.

[berthabridges]

"We cannot stand still; we cannot permit ourselves simply to be victims."
~ W. E. B. Du Bois

[AliciaKetoEarles]

"Open carry" means no safety in America.

[randal_gibbons]

When a democratic member of Congress is asked what they can do to get republicans to work with them on gun legislation he/she should reply, there is nothing we can do other than vote Democrat in all future elections.

[boiling_snow_water_]

I like how Abbott decided to do nothing in the nearest tax exempt church.

Really drives the point home.