uvalde police response
Uvalde Proved it Can Be a Lethal Mistake to Outsource Your Safety to Civil Servants
Being “outgunned” does not appear to be the case. pic.twitter.com/EEvwlAdaeE — Gun Facts (@gunfacts) March 22, 2023 Uvalde police who responded to the Robb Elementary School shooting told investigators they were scared of the shooter’s military-style rifle. Our police are outgunned. “Our police are outgunned,” they worry. So naturally, law abiding citizens must once again … Read more
The New Anti-Gun Narrative: Uvalde Cops Stood Down Because the Shooter Had an AR-15
By Lee Williams Law enforcement is dangerous. That’s why departments issue handguns, spare mags, Tasers, pepper spray, batons, shotguns, ARs and body armor, and spend millions of taxpayer dollars every year making sure their officers know how to use deadly force with some modicum of proficiency. If you can’t accept the danger, do not apply. … Read more
Uvalde School Shooting Response Failures Will ‘Set Back Law Enforcement 20 Years’
By Lindsay Whitehurst, AP A total of 376 officers converged on Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas — more than the entire police force in a midsize American city like Fort Lauderdale, Florida, or Tempe, Arizona. But for more than 70 minutes on May 24, not one stopped the shooter. Amid the sounds of continuing gunfire emanating … Read more
Texas Committee Report on Uvalde Shooting Details ‘Systemic Failures and Egregious Poor Decision Making’
Other than the attacker, the Committee did not find any “villains” in the course of its investigation. There is no one to whom we can attribute malice or ill motives. Instead, we found systemic failures and egregious poor decision making. We recognize that that the impact of this tragedy is felt most profoundly by the … Read more
Uvalde Citizens Slam Mayor’s Criticism of the Media’s Release of School Shooting Video
[Uvalde Mayor Don McLaughlin] said he agreed the video “needed to be released,” but he complained about the Statesman’s edits to the footage and said the victims families should’ve been the first to see the footage when the city intended to release it. “That was the most chicken way to put this video out,” McLaughlin … Read more
The Myth of Police Protection: Uvalde Video Reveals ‘Just Call 9-1-1’ Is a Dangerous Fantasy
By Jon Miltimore The gunman walked into Robb Elementary School almost casually. Minutes earlier he had crashed a vehicle near the school, spraying three bullets at a pair of men who approached the scene to see if he was okay. After walking into the school, AR-15 in hand, the gunman takes a right turn down … Read more
BREAKING: Video Released of Uvalde School Shooting Police Response
Earlier today, a report indicated that a Texas House committee would release hallway video of the Uvalde school shooting police response on Sunday after showing it to the families of victims and survivors. However, the Austin American-Statesman has gotten a copy of the video and just posted it. The video includes exterior footage of the … Read more
