Monday 6 June 2022 10:55 PM Will Hurd slams lawmakers who offer 'thoughts and prayers' instead of ... trends now
Former Texas GOP Rep. Will Hurd, who represented Uvalde until last year, tore into both Republicans and Democrats for offering too much lip service and not enough action on gun control.
'We are not helpless, and if the people we elect to address our country’s tough challenges think nothing can or should be done beyond thoughts, prayers and complaining about the filibuster, then it’s time we help them find a new career,' the former congressman said.
Nineteen children and two teachers were killed by an 18-year-old gunman in Hurd's former district almost two weeks ago.
'Neither horrifying headlines nor stunning statistics have generated substantial legislative action,' Hurd wrote in an op-ed for the New York Times Monday, adding that 1,565 children have been killed in mass shootings since 2009.
Hurd said he believed in the 'plain language of the Second Amendment' and touted his A rating from the NRA throughout his time in Congress. He also noted that he was one of only 8 Republicans to vote for legislation that would have required universal background checks, H.R. 8.
Former Texas GOP Rep. Will Hurd, who represented Uvalde until last year, tore into both Republicans and Democrats for offering too much lip service and not enough action on gun control
Nineteen children and two teachers were killed by an 18-year-old gunman in Hurd's former district almost two weeks ago
The bill made it through the House but was tabled in the Senate, and Hurd called for its passing in the upper chamber.
'Removing access to guns won’t stop this epidemic, but as the tragedy in Uvalde proved, neither would a myopic and unyielding obsession with putting more guns into our schools,' Hurd said.
Hurd also said the age to buy a semi-automatic weapon that holds high-capacity magazines should be raised from 18 to 21, the same as it is to purchase a handgun, and that Congress should pass 'red flag' legislation
