'And who killed our sergeant? A boyfriend abusing his girlfriend. So you’re either here for women and children and our daughters and our sisters and our aunts or you’re here for the NRA.' Via houstonchron
“And who killed our sergeant? A boyfriend abusing his girlfriend,” Acevedo said. “So you’re either here for women and children and our daughters and our sisters and our aunts or you’re here for the NRA.”Acevedo called out by name Sens. Mitch McConnell, Ted Cruz and John Cornyn;“It’s time for the Senate to act,” Acevedo said during Thursday’s press conference.In an emailed statement, Cornyn's office said the police chief's"got it backwards.
"Democrats in DC walked away from negotiations and that’s when it fell apart," said Drew Brandewie, a spokesman for Cornyn.“You are an American, and American blood is being shed every day in this community throughout this nation” he said. “Do something about it or retire.”
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