Police made a mistake by not entering Uvalde school quickly. There was a shooter who had sought refuge in the class and committed a massacre. This Friday, May 27, Steven McCraw, director of the Texas Department of Public Safety, stated that the police made a “bad choice”
“Looking back now it was not the right decision. Steven McCraw, Director of the Texas Department of Public Safety said that it was the wrong decision. He said that if he thought it would help, he would apologize.
Eleventeen officers were on the scene and waited for a Border Patrol unit to arrive. This was about an hour after Salvador Ramos, the shooter, entered the building. The shooter, an 18-year-old teenager, killed 19 children and 2 teachers.
Reporters pressed the official to explain his much-criticized response time. He said that law enforcement believed there were no survivors.
Steven McCraw stated that the police received many calls from people within the affected classrooms. One was from a child at 12.16 p.m., which was more than 30 minutes before the intervention of the police at 12:50. He warned that “eight to nine” students were still alive.
One of her first calls was made by a student who had previously warned about the possibility of several deaths. She asked:
Just hours away, America’s most prominent gun lobby, The National Rifle Association held its annual convention at Houston. It was marred by controversy over the event’s timing, which caused politicians and country music stars to cancel their visits.
NRA claimed that the high mass would allow them to reflect on Uvalde, a tragedy for whom they had absolved themselves.
Former President Donald Trump and Ted Cruz, a conservative state senator, will both be present. Instead, Republican Governor Greg Abbott will give Uvalde an address. Greg Abbott, a strong defender of the right of firearm ownership and a candidate for reelection, will speak to NRA members in a prerecorded video. Dan Patrick, his deputy, will not be attending to avoid adding more pain to the families, he stated in a statement.
By the time it was morning, thousands of gun enthusiasts had already walked through the huge convention center, which was filled with booths from manufacturers, which displayed semi-automatic rifles as well as hunting equipment. When asked if the gun that he was thinking of buying would be his first, a 60-year old laughed and said “I have guns throughout my house.”
Many country stars also chose not to attend, a sign of discomfort. Don McLean, a singer best known for “American Pie”, felt that it would be disrespectful for him to perform there. Donald Trump’s meeting was punctuated by the patriotic song “God Bless the USA” performed by Lee Greenwood. He also wanted to cancel his concert.
The maker of the AR-15 semiautomatic rifle that was used by the shooter is another notable absentee. NRA claims 5 million members. It also stated that firearms in the room would be banned to protect Donald Trump, to whom it gave tens and millions of dollars during his two presidential campaign campaigns.
Protesters assembled outside the building with signs asking for an assault rifle ban or to stop killing children. They are expected to be joined by Beto O’Rourke (Democrat), who will face Greg Abbott during the November gubernatorial elections. He interrupted the governor’s Wednesday press conference in a bizarre scene. It was a sign that tensions are growing over the issue about weapons.
In reference to the 2012 massacre at a Connecticut elementary school, the shooting was called the “new Sandy Hook” by the American media.
The faces of the young victims aged 11-10 years old were broadcast live on TV. Their testimonies and those of their families have sparked a national movement for better firearm regulation. Given the inability of Congress to pass an ambitious national law, this movement will not be realized.
