{"id":174954,"date":"2023-01-26T02:12:00","date_gmt":"2023-01-26T07:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/?p=174954"},"modified":"2023-01-26T02:12:00","modified_gmt":"2023-09-08T16:29:25","slug":"texas-state-senator-joins-uvalde-families-in-proposing-gun-safety-solutions-including-taxing-gun-sales","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/texas-state-senator-joins-uvalde-families-in-proposing-gun-safety-solutions-including-taxing-gun-sales\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas State Senator Joins Uvalde Families in Proposing &#8216;Gun Safety Solutions,&#8217; Including Taxing Gun Sales"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"503\" title=\"Texas State Senator Joins Uvalde Families in Proposing 'Gun Safety Solutions,' Including Taxing Gun Sales\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Texas_Sen_Pic-1024x503.jpg\" alt=\"Texas State Senator Joins Uvalde Families in Proposing 'Gun Safety Solutions,' Including Taxing Gun Sales\" class=\"wp-image-174957\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Texas_Sen_Pic-1024x503.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Texas_Sen_Pic-400x197.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Texas_Sen_Pic-150x74.jpg 150w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Texas_Sen_Pic-768x378.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Texas_Sen_Pic.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(<em>Photo:<\/em> <em><a href=\"https:\/\/tlcsenate.granicus.com\/MediaPlayer.php?clip_id=17148\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"texas-state-senator-joins-uvalde-families-in-proposing-gun-safety-solutions-including-taxing-gun-sales\" title=\"Texas State Senator Joins Uvalde Families in Proposing 'Gun Safety Solutions,' Including Taxing Gun Sales\">Gutierrez<\/a><\/em>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>With Uvalde survivors gathered in the background, State Sen. Roland Gutierrez, D-San Antonio, TX, addressed gun violence and proposed four new gun control measures at a <a href=\"https:\/\/tlcsenate.granicus.com\/MediaPlayer.php?clip_id=17148\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"texas-state-senator-joins-uvalde-families-in-proposing-gun-safety-solutions-including-taxing-gun-sales\" title=\"Texas State Senator Joins Uvalde Families in Proposing 'Gun Safety Solutions,' Including Taxing Gun Sales\">press conference on Tuesday<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re gonna talk about gun safety solutions,\u201d Gutierrez said after introducing the survivors of the Robb Elementary School attack. \u201cReal commonsense stuff.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If these bills pass: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>School shooting victims and their families will have the ability to sue Texas state agencies and law enforcement officials. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The state will also be required to create a permanent compensation fund for victims of school shootings. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The fund will be paid by imposing a tax on gun sales. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Last, legislators will repeal the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act, which is a federal law that protects gun sellers and manufacturers from civil action.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Gutierrez pointed to Uvalde and Santa Fe as reasons for Texas democrats to work together and craft this legislation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cSo much [of] what happened on May 24th was a tragedy that we have never seen before in the state of Texas,\u201d Gutierrez said.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">SEE ALSO:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/12-days-of-shot-winners-list-you-can-be-next\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"texas-state-senator-joins-uvalde-families-in-proposing-gun-safety-solutions-including-taxing-gun-sales\" title=\"Texas State Senator Joins Uvalde Families in Proposing 'Gun Safety Solutions,' Including Taxing Gun Sales\">12 Days of SHOT Giveaway Winners List \u2014 You Can Be Next!<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The state senator spoke at the press conference about how Texas Democrats will work to carve out \u201ca series of pieces of legislation,\u201d to address justice, appropriations, emergency management, and gun safety solutions.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to an <a href=\"https:\/\/abc7.com\/texas-gun-laws-tx-senator-mass-shootings-uvalde-school-shooting\/12734822\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"texas-state-senator-joins-uvalde-families-in-proposing-gun-safety-solutions-including-taxing-gun-sales\" title=\"Texas State Senator Joins Uvalde Families in Proposing 'Gun Safety Solutions,' Including Taxing Gun Sales\">interview with <em>ABC News<\/em><\/a>, Gutierrez says the bills have not received any Republican co-sponsors but remains confident that they will all have companion bills eventually.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe can sue big tobacco when they market towards kids, but we can\u2019t sue big guns. It\u2019s ludicrous,&#8221; Gutierrez said. &#8220;How that ever got passed is beyond me and I think my Republican colleagues can get behind me on that one.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>State Sen. Sarah Eckhardt, D-Austin, spoke briefly at the press conference as well. According to her speech, 70-90% of the illegal guns in Mexico are sourced in the United States with Texas accounting for 40% overall.<br \/><br \/>The mother of a Uvalde shooting victim, Felicia Martinez, had a chance to speak about her family\u2019s grief and thinks a 21-year-old age limit could have prevented the massacre.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">SEE ALSO: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/four-time-felon-attempts-to-rob-concealed-carrier-on-chicago-train\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"texas-state-senator-joins-uvalde-families-in-proposing-gun-safety-solutions-including-taxing-gun-sales\" title=\"Texas State Senator Joins Uvalde Families in Proposing 'Gun Safety Solutions,' Including Taxing Gun Sales\">Four-Time Felon Attempts to Rob Concealed Carrier on Chicago Train\u2026<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAn 18-year-old should not be allowed to purchase this kind of weapon,&#8221; Felicia Martinez, mother of victim Xavier Lopez, said on Tuesday. \u201cThese laws need to be changed and they need to be changed today, not tomorrow.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan told reporters last week that he is willing to let a debate on the issue play out on the House floor, but he doesn\u2019t think it has the votes to pass.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\" style=\"font-size:24px\"><strong><em>*** <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"texas-state-senator-joins-uvalde-families-in-proposing-gun-safety-solutions-including-taxing-gun-sales\" title=\"Texas State Senator Joins Uvalde Families in Proposing 'Gun Safety Solutions,' Including Taxing Gun Sales\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Buy and Sell on GunsAmerica!<\/a> ***<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>State Sen. 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