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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (right) arrived Sunday at Robb Elementary School in front of a crowd of booed bystanders, days after a gunman entered the school in Uvalde, Texas, and massacred 19 young people and two teachers.
As Abbott approached the monument, the crowd, made up of local Uvalde citizens and others from elsewhere, booed the governor, according to videos posted online.
“Please, Governor Abbott is helping Uvalde County,” one onlooker shouted. “We want change!
Abbott’s arrival came on the same day that President Biden and first lady Jill Biden visited the site of the massacre. The Bidens greeted with cheers before laying flowers at the monument.
The first couple then went to Mass at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, before shouting “Do something!”when they leave the service.
“We will,” Biden replied.
Abbott also said he expects new legislation to be enacted following the elementary school shooting. But when asked about the main points of those measures, Abbott’s reaction focused on intellectual health and gun reform.
“You can expect a conversation and I hope a law will pass that points out health care in this state,” Abbott said. “There are a variety of health problems similar to those who commit crimes committed with firearms. “”
“Anyone who recommends that we deserve to focus on background checks than on intellectual health, I recommend this is a mistake,” he added.
A Morning Consult and Politico vote the day after the Uvalde shooting showed that 88 of respondents were in favor of background checks on all gun sales.
Background checks blocked four million gun sales “to other people who are prohibited by law from having guns,” according to Everytown for Gun Safety.
Abbott’s Democratic opponent in the November election, Beto O’Rourke, faced him at a news convention on Wednesday.
“You’re not doing anything,” said O’Rourke, a short distance from Abbott. “You said it wasn’t predictable, it was completely predictable, and you chose to do nothing. “
Uvalde Mayor Don McLaughlin criticized O’Rourke at the meeting and yelled at him: “I can’t, you’re a son of a bitch with health problems who would make a deal like this to create a political problem. “
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