Under Gov. Greg Abbott, child gun deaths have more than doubled in Texas.

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Under Gov. Greg Abbott, child gun deaths have more than doubled in Texas.






Child Gun Deaths In Texas Doubled Under Greg Abbott. Then Came Uvalde.
While mass shootings multiplied, the Texas governor liberalized firearm access.


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Roque Planas

May. 25, 2022, 08:50 PM EDT | Updated May. 25, 2022
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AUSTIN, Texas – When Salvador Ramos, 18, barged into a classroom at Robb Elementary on Tuesday and opened fire, he accelerated an already horrifying trend: Children have become more than twice as likely to die from gun violence as they were before Gov. Greg Abbott (R) took office seven years ago.

The annual number of gun deaths for children 17 and under jumped from 54 in 2015, Abbott’s first year as governor, to 146 in 2020 — the latest year available from the Centers for Disease Control. Youth gun deaths rose every year over that period, except one. Texas has the distinction of having more children die by gunshot than any other state.



Those figures, highlighted in an interview with Ari Freilich of the Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence, threaten to get worse this year, with 19 children dying in a single day at Ramos’ hands.

“Texas has suffered more of the nation’s deadliest mass shootings than any other state,” Freilich said. “They’ve repeatedly done nothing.” ..................................................

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1. "Texas has suffered more of the nation's...

deadliest mass shootings than any other state,” Freilich said. “They’ve repeatedly done nothing.” ..................................................

[Turbineguy]

2. So he's doing his job successfully

[TreasonousBastard]

3. Shout it from the rooftops. Something has to get through.

[towerbum]

4. everything is bigger in Texass !

freezing to death,giant utility bill's , kid's going to school in full body armor, abortion. Well , what more could a common every day non-essential person out of governor that don't have a brain " God gave a goose !" we got way to much invested in this country to put up with this shit ! the republican party has to be put out of existence ! treason & insurrection is a no starter ! congress has the power to end this ! the j-6 committee has the power to take these clown's down ! that includes tladfg !

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5. Yesterday I learned that Abbott is in a wheelchair.

Learn new things every day.