The relatives are urging Gov. Greg Abbott to call a special session to raise the minimum age to purchase an automatic rifle in Texas from 18 to 21 years old.
They also shared memories and details of the 19 students — including Jackie — and their two teachers who died at the hands of an 18-year-old gunman on May 24.
“Not everybody agrees on an assault weapon ban, that’s why we want to reach a compromise, meet in the middle, and raise the age to 21 to buy an assault weapon,” Jazmin Cazares later said at the rally. Fernanda Arriola, a grandmother of one of the students killed, said the reality is “easy access” for teens to purchase assault rifles.Survivors of the 2018 mass shooting at Santa Fe High School and other youth activists from across the state joined them in the rally, according to
Rhonda Hart, a parent of a Santa Fe victim, said following the mass shooting there in 2018, Abbott held roundtable meetings and “promised” tighter laws on guns.Only Abbott can call a special session, and he has so far resisted doing so.“More announcements are expected in the coming days and weeks as the legislature deliberates proposed solutions,” a portion of the statement reads.
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