A proposal from the state’s Republican leadership aimed at curbing gun violence is being called a mirage by Texas Democrats, constructed to take attention away from the real issue: the proliferation of firearms.allocating tens of millions of state dollars to boost mental health and school safety measures.
The speaker’s proposal includes about $19 million for silent, panic-alert technology for public school districts; about $7 million in funds for the Texas School Safety Center for training and assessments of school safety plans; and $7 million so peace officers, cadets and school resource officers will Advanced Law Enforcement Rapid Response Training at Texas State University.
Phalen’s pitch to Patrick comes after the lieutenant governor proposed using $50 million to purchase bullet-proof shields for school police officers. “In this three-and-a-half page letter outlining the ways the Speaker wants to address school safety, the word ‘firearm’ only appears once – in passing, at the end of the letter. Texas Republicans are moving mountains to be able to avoid the actual issue at hand: guns,” Jamarr Brown, the co-executive director of the party, said. “The fact of the matter is that guns are the issue.
$19 million for silent, panic-alert technology - for after the shooter is on campus and what if law enforcement is too scared to go in?
GregAbbott_TX doesn’t care about children. He cares about NRA money and guns more than kids in school