A sick school shooter wrote 'LOL' on a whiteboard after scooping up a handful of his child victims' blood and using it to write, it has been revealed.
Evil gunman Salvador Ramos shot his own grandmother at a house in May last year before going on a sickening rampage at Robb Elementary School in Texas and massacring 19 innocent children.
The 18-year-old killed 19 kids and two teachers before police ended the horrific spree in the city of Uvalde and gunned him down, the Mirror reports.
The latest revelation came during an emotional hearing with victims’ families which marked the first time Texas lawmakers have given any proposed gun restrictions a hearing since the massacre.
Texas House Rep. Joe Moody, D-El Paso, said: “The attacker scooped up the blood of his victims and smeared it into his disgusting message.
“What he wrote in innocent blood next to that (whiteboard) was the phrase, 'LOL'.”
Those in attendance at the hearing gasped and openly sobbed at the statement.
Nearly one year after the shooting, the late night hearing - which began on Tuesday morning and stretched past midnight - underlined the anger felt by some Uvalde families.
Much of the debate centred on a proposal that would raise the age to purchase semiautomatic rifles from 18 to 21 years old, which Republican Gov. Greg Abbott has opposed.
"Tess didn't have a choice in life and death," said Veronica Mata, referring to her 10-year-old daughter who was among those killed in the Uvalde classroom. "But you as lawmakers have a choice in what her life will be remembered for."
Devastated loved ones of the victims have protested at the Texas Capitol on multiple occasions and met with lawmakers.
They have also called for more police accountability after hundreds of law enforcement officers on the scene waited more than an hour to breach the fourth-grade classroom and confront the shooter.
Gun rights in Texas were expanded after the 2019 attack on a Walmart in El Paso and for years, Republicans have waved aside efforts to tighten gun laws after mass shootings.
Victims' families were told by Abbott that he would not support their calls for gun safety legislation after the Uvalde shooting.
Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan, a Republican, later said proposals to raise the minimum required age for certain firearms and other gun measures did not have the votes to pass.
Increasing school security and additional mental health services in Texas has instead become a focus for Republicans.
Gun rights supporters also sat in the room, including at least one man legally carrying a holstered handgun.
Another was Stephen Willeford, who disrupted the 2017 church shooting in Sutherland Springs, Texas, that left 26 people dead by confronting the gunman with his own rifle.
He said a bill that would raise the age to purchase semiautomatic - like the kind used in the Uvalde shooting - would infringe on the rights of younger gun owners. A representative from the National Rifle Association echoed that statement.
"We represent 18, 19 and 20-year-olds who are not mass shooters, we defend the constitutional rights," NRA lobbyist Tara Mica said. "Realistically, a raise the age bill is going to be litigated and found unconstitutional."
The debate around gun rights continues to divide the country as mass shootings continue.
In Tennessee, Republican Gov. Bill Lee signed an executive order last week strengthening background checks for gun purchases after a gunman killed three children and three adults at a private elementary school.
At the same time, Republican lawmakers in Tennessee on Tuesday sent Lee a bill that would further protect gun and ammunition dealers, manufacturers and sellers against lawsuits.
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