Beto O'Rourke

The former congressman shouted that the elementary school killings were a “totally predictable” result of lax state and federal gun laws.

“The time to stop this was after El Paso,” he added, referring to the Texas mass shooting at a Walmart in 2019. “There are family members who are crying as we speak,” he said. You are offering us nothing. To Democrats, it showed a desperation in their efforts to push for gun control, as a former congressman resorted to a more confrontational protest tactic. “The time to stop the next shooting is right now, and you are doing nothing. To Republicans, he was exploiting a tragedy in front of the cameras as he tries to draw attention to his longshot bid for governor.

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In response to O’Rourke’s interruption, he called on people to “put aside personal agendas.” Somebody needs to stand up for the children of this state or they will continue to be killed just as they were in Uvalde yesterday.” “You are doing nothing,” said O’Rourke, standing directly in front of Abbott and state and local officials.

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Abbott says the gunman who killed 19 children and two teachers at an elementary school warned on social media minutes before the attack that he was going to shoot up a school. He says the shooter, 18-year-old Salvador Ramos, used an AR-15 in the attack Tuesday at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde. Somebody needs to stand up for the children of this state or they will continue to be killed just like they were killed in Uvalde yesterday.”

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And public policy shapes how and what we do as citizens of a city, state and country. They are always wary of going too far out on a limb only to find themselves out of step with the people whose votes they need. The place a politician likes to be is comfortably in the middle of what his or her constituents think. This is not to defend or criticize what O'Rourke did. This is, of course, the common response when these events happen. We need to focus not on ourselves and our agendas."

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In fact, the only thing he did was make it easier to carry a gun in public," O'Rourke told reporters after he exited the press conference. He was governor for every single one of them," O'Rourke continued. "(Abbott) said he was going to do something. "This will continue to happen. Abbott is scheduled to speak at the National Rifle Association's annual meeting in Houston this week. "You said this is not predictable.

Texas Democratic gubernatorial candidate Beto O'Rourke interrupted Texas Gov. Greg Abbott during a press conference in Uvalde after the mass shooting that ...

Abbott said local officials told him that "we have a problem with mental health, illness, in this community." This is on all of us, every single one of us to do something." During his failed presidential run in 2019, O'Rourke was an outspoken advocate for gun control measures. "Because if we do nothing, we will continue to see this. Abbott said he would be passing the microphone to Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, when O'Rourke stood up. "After every one of these, he holds a press conference just like this – and I wish to hell when he came to El Paso that someone would have stood up and held him to account and confronted him and shocked the conscience of this state into doing something," O'Rourke said.

After Abbott was done giving his initial remarks, O'Rourke approached the stage and told Abbott he was “doing nothing” to combat gun violence.

“This on you until you choose to do something different," O'Rourke said. "There are family members whose hearts are broken. “There are family members that are crying as we speak," he said. Somebody needs to stand up for the children of this state or they will be continue to be killed just like they were killed in Uvalde yesterday." “You are doing nothing," O'Rourke said. Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick told O'Rourke he was "out of line and an embarrassment."

Somebody needs to stand up for the children of this state or they will continue to be killed," O'Rourke told Abbott, before security escorted him out of the ...

I’m just telling you I’m going to focus on what I can actually do as governor and where the common ground is.” “When we see that being used against children … hell, yes, we’re going to take your AR-15, your AK-47.” “What do you think?” O’Rourke said then, when a reporter asked what more Trump could have done. I don’t know, like, members of the press: What the f---?” “And that’s why I’m here.” Until you choose to do something, this will continue to happen,” O’Rourke said.

"You are doing nothing," Beto O'Rourke is heard saying standing below the podium of officers, pointing his finger. "This is totally predictable."

I want us to do something right now. They want us to do something right now. We can do something right now.

Texas Democratic gubernatorial candidate Beto O'Rourke interrupted Texas Gov. Greg Abbott during a press conference in Uvalde after the mass shooting that ...

Abbott said local officials told him that "we have a problem with mental health, illness, in this community." This is on all of us, every single one of us to do something." During his failed presidential run in 2019, O'Rourke was an outspoken advocate for gun control measures. "Because if we do nothing, we will continue to see this. Abbott said he would be passing the microphone to Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, when O'Rourke stood up. "After every one of these, he holds a press conference just like this – and I wish to hell when he came to El Paso that someone would have stood up and held him to account and confronted him and shocked the conscience of this state into doing something," O'Rourke said.

The Governor accused O'Rourke of hiding behind the First Amendment, “intended for use only in times of war.”

Abbott said that he would secure twenty-four-hour police protection to shield himself from future terrifying incidents of O’Rourke speaking, and that he would take measures to safeguard fellow-Texans from similar outbursts. “I’m still shaking just thinking about it.” AUSTIN ( The Borowitz Report)—A rattled Greg Abbott described for reporters the moment of abject terror that he endured when the gubernatorial candidate Beto O’Rourke suddenly talked to him.

Texas Democrat Beto O'Rourke confronted Gov. Greg Abbott at a press conference on Wednesday, accusing the governor of inaction on gun violence in the wake ...

The governor said that in addition to the 19 students and two faculty members who died, an additional 17 people were injured with non-life-threatening injuries. Border patrol, school district officers, police, sheriffs and DPS officers converged on the classroom, and a border patrol officer killed the gunman, Abbott said. Prior to O’Rourke approaching the stage, Abbott cited “a problem with mental health illness” in the Uvalde community as the reason for the shooting — a common refrain from Republicans who claim that stricter gun laws would not work to prevent mass shootings. The governor also said during his remarks that the gunman had no known criminal or mental health history. The totality of O’Rourke’s remarks were difficult to hear as he was shouted down by those on stage who were speaking into microphones. O’Rourke’s outburst seemed to channel the nationwide outrage from advocates for stricter gun laws that has followed Tuesday’s shooting.