Houston's KPRC later reported that the shooter actually appeared only to wear a plate carrier with no ballistic armor inside when he exchanged gunfire with officers. But officers were unable to stop the gunman, who Estrada said was wearing body armor, from entering the school to shoot young children. That's where he exited his vehicle with what I believe was a rifle and that's when he attempted to enter the school where he was engaged by law enforcement," Texas Department of Public Safety Sgt. "The suspect did crash near a ditch nearby the school. Police say Ramos shot his grandmother and drove to the school, crashing his pickup truck, before he was engaged by officers. That, in my opinion, is the best answer."īut police say that armed cops engaged the shooter but failed to stop the massacre. "We can potentially arm and prepare and train teachers and other administrators to respond quickly. "We can't stop bad people from doing bad things," he told Fox News. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, who won his primary runoff hours after the shooting, called for arming teachers. Dan Patrick called to "harden targets" like schools. Other Texas officials had similar proposals.
You see Democrats and a lot of folks in the media whose immediate solution is to try to restrict the constitutional rights of law-abiding citizens.
"Inevitably after a murder of this kind you see politicians try to politicize it. "We know from past experience that the most effective tool for keeping kids safe is armed law enforcement on the campus," Cruz told reporters after the shooting.
Cruz and other Texas officials, who have vehemently resisted any gun safety legislation, offered alternative solutions to gun control after the massacre. Many Republicans who have supported the National Rifle Association offered typical "thoughts" and "prayers" after police said 18-year-old Salvador Ramos killed at least 21 people using an AR-15-style rifle he reportedly purchased online after his birthday. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and other Republican officials offered prayers and called for more guns in schools following the deadly shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, even though police say law enforcement engaged the gunman but could not stop the teenage shooter from killing at least 19 children and two teachers. Democrats lashed out on Tuesday after Sen.
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