Former United States President Donald Trump on Friday rejected the call for tougher gun laws after the Texas school massacre, arguing that good Americans should be allowed to have guns to defend themselves against the “devil.”
Addressing members of the National Rifle Association, Trump said that “the presence of evil in our world is not a reason to disarm lawful citizens,” but “one of the most important reasons to arm them.”
The former president attended the National Arms Lobby Forum in Houston, three days after the massacre at Yowaldi Elementary School in Texas, in which a young man killed 19 children and two schools with a semi-automatic device. Gun
“The various gun control policies promoted by the left do nothing to prevent this horrific incident, absolutely nothing,” Trump added.
Trump named all the children who died, calling them the victims of an uncontrollable “crazy” person, and went on to say that efforts to control gun ownership were “strange.”
“We must all unite, Republicans and Democrats, to strengthen our schools and protect our children,” he said.
US President Donald Trump says it is time for trained teachers to carry firearms and concealed weapons to protect children in schools. # NRA Convention
“Our schools should be the hardest goal of our country.” pic.twitter.com/SpqT1AbKr6
– NRA (@NRA) May 27, 2022
Texas Republican Governor Greg Abbott chose not to attend the conference, saying in a statement that his deputy, Dan Patrick, would not attend to avoid further pain for the families.
And White House officials announced that US President Joe Biden, who criticized the US arms lobby after the massacre, is due to arrive in Jowaldi on Sunday with First Lady Jill Biden to offer condolences.
The National Rifle Association is the most powerful gun rights organization in the United States and has rejected many initiatives to help reduce mass crime, including tougher scrutiny of gun buyers.
The United States has seen 214 mass shootings this year, according to Arsif Armed Violence.
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