Ever since the Uvalde elementary school shooting left 19 students and two teachers dead, blame for the delayed response has been thrust on local law enforcement.
expanded access to education as a nonprofit leader. had a successful career in business. and as burlingame mayor during the pandemic, raised the minimum wage, increased affordable housing, and preserved our bayfront open space. i am emily beach. i ll take my real-life experience to get things done for us. i approve this message, and all these shoes too. joining me now is ronald garza, a county commissioner here in uvalde and a lifelong member of the community. commissioner, you are not just a lifelong member. like many people here, you are multigenerational and from here. your grandfather your father? my father. he was a teacher at robb elementary school and you described it to me like a desert. the trees that were there, they were not there. they are pecan trees. yes, pecan trees. and your father planted them?
individual that went and purchased it. purchased that rifle and used it. that automatic rifle to commit these crimes. our current system and current laws are not working. and look what happened here yesterday. they are not working and congress needs to do something. i think that the polls show that the majority of americans want stricter gun laws. and this is a perfect example of why we need them. commissioner, thank you for joining me. we appreciate your time tonight. thank you. we wish great healing for you in the community. thank you so much. commissioner ronald garza s uvalde county commissioner. we will next talk to someone who won after taking on the gun industry. but first i want to talk to you more about the victims. eliahana cruz torres loved softball and was looking forward to the last game of the season.