don t die thank you for joining us this hour. i m a myth muddiness. 1 am on the east coast, midnight in uvalde, texas, where a mass shooting at an elementary school has left 19 children and two teachers dead, as well as a shooter. several more people are injured. that makes it the deadliest school shootings since the attack on sandy hook elementary school in connecticut, a decade ago, were 20 we are the only nation in the world that has so many school shootings, that we have to rank them by body count over years and decades. let that sink in. like today shooting, the sandy hook massacre in 2012 happened at a elementary school, and in the aftermath, there was such collective national horror what had happened, that it really seemed, for a moment, like something might change. that we might actually do something. we ve gotten so used to being in this country that it is hard to remember now, but there was this genuine sense that something had finally snapped. with 21st graders
were unable to stop him. in fact, they were injure themselves. it took the arrival of a swat team to enter the school and shoot and kill the gunman. in addition to the two police officers injured, one customs and border protection agent who also shot and wounded. after responding tourist cut for help from local law enforcement. the borough says that the agent was hit by fire from the gunman, who had barricaded himself inside the school. it seems worth noting that this is the second mass shooting in the span of ten days, in which an armed officer was unable to stop the shooter because he was too well armed. when a gunman to ended the tops market in buffalo ten days ago, an armed security guard shot him but his body got armor, the shooter s body armor, protected him. the gunman then shot and killed a security guard, as well as not another people. tonight, it s eovaldi, texas that s reeling from the nation s latest mass shooting. we re starting to learn the identity of some of these
written exam. they had to pass a shooting proficiency exam. or at least demonstrate that they have shooting proficiency. abbott s signature eliminated all of that. another one of those laws declared texas a sanctuary state for guns. which basically forbids local agencies from enforcing federal gun laws. perhaps it is fitting that this week, on friday. greg abbott is scheduled to speak at a big nra form in houston. a form on legislative action. other notable speakers on the schedule for that event are donald trump, who is the headliner. senator john cornyn, and senator ted cruz. although tonight, senator cornyn s office told nbc news that he is no longer attending that for him. they say his cancellation, has nothing to do with the shooting. he just has to be in d.c. for personal reasons on rider. as far as we know, a bit on are also planning to attend it. and who knows maybe they are going to use the opportunity to advocate for i don t know simple common sense gun control
nothing. shooting after shooting. what are we doing? why are we here? me too. where we hear? what are we doing? sadly after correct the senator. when he said 14 children, hey guys saw 14, it s actually my children that died guys. 19 children actually died. i can t change the gun laws tomorrow, but i do know one way to combat hate. we re gonna wake up tomorrow, i will get a lot of more. i m gonna care more. let s care more guys so children don t die anymore.
kevlar, was able to take couple rounds from security guard, and still stay in the fight. he ended up killing ten people. he had an advantage, and this is part of the challenge. i think the issues are going to have to be addressed. and just merely who wants it. cedric alexander, msnbc law enforcement officer former member of president obama s task force on 24 satilla entry thank you for your insights. greatly appreciate your time. thank you. texas governor greg abbott will visit uvalde tomorrow, and on friday, he s going to attend an nra forum for days after the shooting, believe it or not, next could anything be done to stop the gun lapping in this country? to stop the to stop the gun lapping in this