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James Talarico: “Parents from Uvalde made the 160 mile drive to the state…”

Featuring: James Talarico, Democratic | Texas House of Representatives, District 50

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Published | Video Starts at 1:30:31

… that's the massacre in Uvalde, Texas, in Robb elementary, when we lost 19 babies and two teachers. Here's where I'll disagree with you on this claim, though. I saw those Parents from Uvalde made the 160 mile drive to the state Capitol multiple times during that legislative session. demanding begging for basic common sense gun safety. They, they believed in the second Amendment just like I do, but they knew that there needed to be some kind of … (1:30:31–1:30:44)

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Asserts that Uvalde parents traveled to the state Capitol to advocate for gun safety legislation.

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