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

‘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

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.

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.

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."

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."

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.