Texas Attorney General is facing criticism on social media for providing a bizarre solution to school shootings and gun violence in the USA. According to the Attorney General, the solution to tackling school shootings is to provide weapons to the teachers to protect themselves and the internet is simply speechless over this suggestion.
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Texas' State Attorney General has shared his opinion on reducing gun violence in the USA and according to him, giving teachers guns will help reduce mass shootings in the US.
Ken Paxton's comments have sparked fury from the Democrats in the wake of the latest shooting to devastate America, with 19 children and two fourth grade teachers dead.
Robb Elementary School in Uvalde in Texas became the scene of a massacre when a lone gunman entered the campus and opened fire.
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The recent tragic incident is being compared to the deadliest 2012 shooting that prompted an outpouring of grief and anger across the United States and the world.
Following the heartbreaking happening that claimed 21 innocent lives and traumatized many, the debate on weapon legislation is reignited with Americans calling for reforms to ensure the safety of their kids.
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However, the Texas State Attorney General Ken Paxton has a very simple solution to school shootings and that is not of getting rid of guns but instead to get more.
Talking to Newsmax, the Texas AG believes there should be more guns in the hands of 'teachers and other administrators who have gone through training and who are armed'.
"First responders typically can't get there in time to prevent a shooting," Paxton said.
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"I think you're gonna have to do more at the school, because it typically involves very short periods of time, and you have to have people trained on campus to react."
Texas Senator Ted Cruz echoed his sentiments, telling MSNBC this would be more effective than tightening gun control laws.
"We know from past experience that the most effective tool for keeping kids safe is armed law enforcement on the campus," Cruz said.
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He went on to politicise the murders, adding: "Inevitably, when there's a murder of this kind, you see politicians try to politicise it. You see Democrats and a lot of folks in the media whose immediate solution is to try to restrict the constitutional rights of law-abiding citizens."
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People are furious and many Democrats have lashed out at Cruz for his remarks.
Arizona's Ruben Gallego tweeted: "F**k you Ted Cruz, you care about a fetus but you will let our children get slaughtered ... You are useless."
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Minnesota representative Dean Phillips added in a social media post.: "I'm a gun owner. Do not tell me our Founders conceived of this carnage when they wrote the Constitution.
"Do not tell me they would have tolerated this madness. Do not tell me that teachers must be armed. And do not tell me your AR-15 is worth more than another [19] children's lives."
Investigators are trying to work out what was the motive behind the savage attack.