latino. a texas lawmaker says ramos legally purchased the two rifles used in the shooting from a federally authorized dealer on his 18th birthday. just three days earlier a photo of two ar-15-style rifles was posted on an instagram account linked to the gunman. the massacre is the deadliest at a u.s. elementary school since 20 children and six adults were killed in the 2012 sandy hook shooting in newtown, connecticut. u.s. president joe biden says it is time for americans and lawmakers to stand up to the gun lobby and pass common sense regulations. why are we willing to live with this carnage? why do we keep letting this happen? where in god s name is our backbone? the president is just back from a trip to asia. he ordered flags at the white house and other public buildings lowered to half staff. well, parents waited late into the night at a civic center on tuesday hoping to be reunited with their children. cnn s ed lavandera in texas with more. reporter: late into the
used in the shooting from a federally authorized dealer on his 18th birthday. this photo of two ar style rifles was posted on an instagram account tied to the gunman. just three days before tuesday s shooting. authorities are still trying to identify the victims, parents waited late into the night at a civic center on tuesday hoping to be reunited with their children. cnn is in texas with more. reporter: late into the night, many family members were at a civic center in uvalde, texas. learning the grim news that their children didn t survive the shooting at rob elementary school in uvalde, texas, earlier on tuesday. a families were told to go to the civic ner where they could be reunited with their children. but as the hours have dragged on, many of the people left at the civic center are the parents and families of the at least 19 children that were murdered. senselessly on tuesday. we were told that authorities are using dna swabs of family members and parents to help ide