Republican leaders in Texas downplay guns, focus on mental health in aftermath of Allen shooting

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Republican leaders in Texas downplay guns, focus on mental health in aftermath of Allen shooting
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After a shooting at an Allen outlet mall ended with eight dead, Texas Republicans are doubling down on their resistance to gun control legislation.

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“We are working to address that anger and violence by going to its root cause, which is addressing the mental health problems behind it,” he said. “People want a quick solution. The long term solution here is to address the mental health issue.” A little after 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, a gunman stepped out of a gray car outside Allen Premium Outlets and began shooting at shoppers on the sidewalk. The gunman was wearing tactical gear and used an AR-15-style assault weapon to carry out the shooting, President Joe Biden confirmed in a statement Sunday. Allen in the northern suburbs of the Dallas-Fort Worth area, 7 miles north of Plano.

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