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Greg Abbott says Chicago, New York and LA prove that gun control laws don't work

Summary by Ground News
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott: "There are, quote, 'real' gun laws in Chicago" Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker: "You are lying about Chicago and what actually perpetuates gun violence" Mayor Lori Lightfoot: "He is the mirror opposite of what we're trying to do here in our city"

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The Washington PostThe Washington Post

Weakened gun laws put Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on the defensive

Abbott insisted Wednesday that he had worked to make Texas schools safer, even as he spoke near the site where 19 students and 2 teachers were slain by gunfire.

2 years ago
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CBS NewsCBS News

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott brings up Chicago violence, dismisses 'quote-"real"' gun laws at news conference on school massacre

"There are, quote, 'real' gun laws in Chicago," Abbott said at a news conference. "There are more people who are shot every weekend in Chicago than there are in schools in Texas."

2 years ago
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The Daily CallerThe Daily Caller

Abbott Bashes Gun Reform, Says Chicago Efforts Have Proven Ineffective

Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said in a press conference in Uvalde, Texas, Wednesday that gun reform is "not a real solution."

2 years ago·Washington, United States
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National ReviewNational Review

Nothing Greg Abbott Has Done on Guns Relates to the Uvalde Atrocity

There is nothing remotely virtuous about shouting ‘do something,’ and then pointing to a bunch of unrelated laws.

2 years ago·United States
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Wall Street JournalWall Street Journal

Texas Gov. Abbott Dismisses Calls for Stronger Gun Laws, Points to Chicago Violence

Greg Abbott pointed to violence in Chicago, Los Angeles and New York during a press conference about the mass shooting in Uvalde.

2 years ago·New York, United States
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MediaiteMediaite

‘People Like to Oversimplify This’: Greg Abbott Points to Gun Violence in Chicago, New York When Asked About Stricter Gun Laws

At a Wednesday press conference addressing the elementary school shooting in Uvalde, Texas that left more than 20 dead, Gov. Greg Abbott pointed to gun violence in cities like Chicago as proof that stricter laws do not stop violence. Asked whether there are new gun control measures he would support in

2 years ago·United States
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