AUSTIN, Texas — In the immediate aftermath of the deadly school shooting in Uvalde on Tuesday, some Texas Republicans pushed back against renewed calls for more restrictive gun laws.
Speaking on Newsmax, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said it was “somewhat ridiculous” to think that someone who commits murder would follow any other law.
“People that are shooting people, that are killing kids, they’re not following murder laws. They’re not going to follow gun laws,” said Paxton, in a blue campaign T-shirt the night of his runoff election against George P. Bush. “I’d much rather have law abiding citizens armed, trained so they can respond when something like this happens because it’s not going to be the last time.”
