From Dallas to Houston and El Paso to Marfa, Texans took part in the nationwide protests, called March for Our Lives. The call to action comes as Texas has seen at least six mass shootings in the past six years, including Uvalde.
Thousands of Texans from across the state took to the streets Saturday to protest gun violence and urge lawmakers to pass laws aimed at preventing mass shootings like the one that took 21 lives in Uvalde last month., called March for Our Lives. The call to action comes as Texas has seen at least six mass shootings in the past six years, including Uvalde, the 2017 Sutherland Springs church shooting where 26 were killed and the El Paso Walmart shooting in 2019 that claimed 23 lives.
A rally in North Texas was spearheaded by two high school students in Frisco and drew about 200 supporters,Among them was Marian Felberbaum, a retired teacher who criticized state lawmakers for focusing on cultural issues over the safety of school children. Similar rallies took place in Lubbock, Houston, Fort Worth and El Paso, where marchers called on raising the age limit to purchase semi-automatic rifles. In Texas, a person 18-years-old or older can buy a semi-automatic long rifle, including an
The rallies took place one day before a group of U.S. senators, including Texas Republican John Cornyn, announced they agreed to a bipartisan framework of proposed gun legislation.