Posted on Mar 4, 2023
Texas congressman censured by state GOP over support for gun reform following Uvalde shooting
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The Texas GOP voted Saturday 57-5 to censure Congressman Tony Gonzales.
Gonzales, who represents District 23, which spans from San Antonio along the border to El Paso, voted last year in favor of gun control stemming from the aftermath of the Robb Elementary School shooting.
It enhances background checks for potential gun buyers under 21. It also provides millions of dollars to states to implement red-flag laws, and it strengthens laws against straw purchasing and gun trafficking.
“I represent Uvalde. It's only been 10 months. Everybody forgets about Uvalde. If the vote was today on the Safer Communities Act, I would vote twice on it if I could. The reality is the Safer Communities Act would have prevented the Uvalde shooting,” Gonzales told TPR earlier in the week.
Gonazles did not attend the state GOP's censure vote at its quarterly meeting in Austin.
Gonzales, who represents District 23, which spans from San Antonio along the border to El Paso, voted last year in favor of gun control stemming from the aftermath of the Robb Elementary School shooting.
It enhances background checks for potential gun buyers under 21. It also provides millions of dollars to states to implement red-flag laws, and it strengthens laws against straw purchasing and gun trafficking.
“I represent Uvalde. It's only been 10 months. Everybody forgets about Uvalde. If the vote was today on the Safer Communities Act, I would vote twice on it if I could. The reality is the Safer Communities Act would have prevented the Uvalde shooting,” Gonzales told TPR earlier in the week.
Gonazles did not attend the state GOP's censure vote at its quarterly meeting in Austin.
Texas congressman censured by state GOP over support for gun reform following Uvalde shooting
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State of Texas
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Uvalde
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel Good for him!
..."Gonzales was defiant before the vote and did not attend the meeting of Texas GOP leaders and activists in Austin.
“We’ll see how that goes,” he told reporters in San Antonio on Thursday.
Gonzales spent the day working, according to Sarah Young, his spokesperson.
“He talked to veterans, visited with Border Patrol agents, and met constituents,” Young said in a statement. “The Republican Party of Texas would be wise to follow his lead and do some actual work."...
..."Gonzales was defiant before the vote and did not attend the meeting of Texas GOP leaders and activists in Austin.
“We’ll see how that goes,” he told reporters in San Antonio on Thursday.
Gonzales spent the day working, according to Sarah Young, his spokesperson.
“He talked to veterans, visited with Border Patrol agents, and met constituents,” Young said in a statement. “The Republican Party of Texas would be wise to follow his lead and do some actual work."...
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel good day Brother William, always informational and of the most interesting. Thanks for sharing, have a blessed day!
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PO3 Justin Bowen
Imagine that people actually think that being called a RINO after standing up for people after almost two dozen kids were blown apart is an insult to any thinking person.
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MSG Thomas Currie
So, he chose to support a 'feel good' bill that placates the media in his district.
The misnamed Safer Communities Act does nothing that would have prevented the Uvalde shooting and very little to make any community safer.
It does have a few provisions for mental health that might do some good at some time in the future (if they are actually implemented and properly used), it also includes several provisions that are simply part of the on-going Democrat effort to eradicate the second amendment (which, of course, is why we have the usual strident chorus of mindless liberals praising him).
The misnamed Safer Communities Act does nothing that would have prevented the Uvalde shooting and very little to make any community safer.
It does have a few provisions for mental health that might do some good at some time in the future (if they are actually implemented and properly used), it also includes several provisions that are simply part of the on-going Democrat effort to eradicate the second amendment (which, of course, is why we have the usual strident chorus of mindless liberals praising him).
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