UPDATELong, heartfelt statements of support to the relatives after the shooting in Uvalde (Texas) a few days ago. To defend the American right to gun ownership even more fervently. The annual gun lobby conference of the US National Rifle Association (NRA) kicked off in Texas on Friday, including a speech by former President Donald Trump and Republican Senator Ted Cruz. Both are staunch advocates of gun ownership, even after the Texas drama.
Despite the massacre at the primary school in Uvalde, US former President Trump insists that citizens should be able to carry weapons to defend themselves. “The existence of evil in our world is not a reason to deprive law-abiding citizens of their weapons, the existence of evil is one of the very best reasons to arm law-abiding citizens,” Trump told audiences at the three-day gun lobby conference. in Houston.
According to the former head of state, stricter gun laws, which are being urged, could not have prevented the massacre. “The various rules being pushed by the left to restrict gun ownership would have done nothing to prevent the horror that took place. Absolutely nothing.”
Trump believes that stricter safety measures are needed in schools after the Texas shooting. He also advocates “dramatically changing the approach to mental health.” He said it should become easier to lock up “violent and mentally ill people”. “All these sick minds have the same profile,” he says. He read out the names of all 19 children who died in the Texas massacre. A bell rang after every name Trump mentioned. He described the dead children as victims of an unhinged “crazy”.
The money for the new measures must come from federal government money that was originally intended to fight the corona pandemic, but has not yet been used, according to the former president. “Take that money back from the states and use it quickly to establish impenetrable security measures at every school. If we have $40 billion for Ukraine, then we should also be able to guarantee the safety of our children,” Trump said.
‘Needed more than ever’
“On Tuesday, a terrible man murdered 19 children and two teachers. An unbelievable loss, no words to describe. We will never understand that evil. The whole state, the whole country, is in mourning. It’s every parent’s ultimate nightmare,” Republican Senator Ted Cruz began his speech.
He then argued that the Second Amendment to the US Constitution, the right to gun ownership, is needed more than ever. “The removal of weapons does not make the country safer. People with guns end criminal acts. Fewer women are being raped because they have a gun. It’s not about the weapons, it’s about the sick and evil spirits. They come from broken homes, are bullied, had an absent father, are isolated. Those are the things we need to address.”
Second Amendment
Gun laws are sensitive in the United States. The NRA is championing the Second Amendment to the US Constitution, which would give citizens the right to own guns. The 1791 law text has been interpreted differently for ages in the lingering American debate about gun ownership.
The Texas elementary school shooting has – again – fueled the discussion in the US about gun ownership and the conditions for it. President Joe Biden has called for resistance to the gun lobby. He argues for ‘sensible’ gun laws. But the Republicans who can block changes in parliament are not going to tamper with the right to own guns, especially in Texas considered sacred.
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