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#Uvalde #Texas #SchoolShooting
Uvalde Victim’s Family Moved To Texas In Search Of A ‘Safer Place’
We can’t blame guns for what happened. Guns have been around way before school shootings. Parents need to parent their children..not let them play violent video games, tic tok ect. It’s a social, mental health and parenting problem.
What? they moved to Texas because is safe? safer than what other state, knowing people carry guns with them all the time.
Nowhere in the us is safe – isn’t that the whole point?
Never had any problems where I am
Protip: check the “Demographics” section of a city’s Wikipedia entry to see whether or not it’s a safe place. Geographic location is not a good indicator.
This is the problem with “the good guy with a gun argument,” is it human nature for a person to die for a person they do not know?
As the actions of the 20 police officers show, the good guy with a gun is only good for defending himself not for some stranger he does not know, which in this case was children.
The good guy with a gun should be the teacher. Once the doors locked the kids are stuck and so is the criminal he literally found himself a safe zone where he had free range
@Donald Liverance shouldn’t be the responsibility of teachers to protect anyone
@nick almazan Actually that is very much a part of teaching. Teachers legally act in place of parents. Parents should protect their children, therefore teachers assume responsibility for doing the same when children are away from their parents. If the classroom caught on fire, the teacher would be expected to get the kids out. If there is an earthquake, the teacher is expected to help the kids. Yes, police are paid to protect, but even a competent police officer cannot be there in time to prevent all deaths unless they are right there in every classroom. That’s not going to happen, so therefore teachers may need training to stop psychos, much like they receive training for disaster situations.
@nick almazan yes it absolutely should be
Beautiful family. May their love, our love for them and God’s love carry them through. Beautiful little girl .💜
I just watch these videos and cry. I have no kids. I am physically sick thinking of how painful this is for the families. These babies never deserved this.
This is so heartbreaking 💔
The families of the lost children in this rampage should sue the law enforcement agencies!
Texas is one of the last places in the US I would go for a safer place!:Come on.
What would be a safer place?
Bella T, Canada.
@Spleens the Cat pero en Estados Unidos?
We need to ban violent video games like Grand Thief Automobile, rap music by Eminem and Young Thug who is actually in jail right now, movies and shows like Game of Thrones and Breaking Bad, ban all social media like 4chan, Reddit, FB, Myspace, and TikTok, but most of all we need to make gun ownership illegal! No one besides military and police need weapons of mass destruction! Now!
Rest Princess.
she is beautiful Dad…. and oh my goodness she was fast
“…the *whole* *world* is lying in the power of the wicked one” 1 John 5:19
There’s nowhere on Earth that isn’t influenced by Satan.
*God* is our refuge and strength. Psalm 46:1
Prayers for the victims 🙏🏻💛
hold the shooters family accountible.
they paid for the guns
they allowed him to have the guns
they didn’t stop him
they didn’t get him help
he was a product of REPUBLICAN SOCIETY.
time to take the guns now
MSNBC keep pushing for BS so now MSNBC are promoting go leave in a blue state like NY Chicago California
You can NEVER keep the snakes out of the garden.
Why can’t the Secret Service train professional school security officers? Possibly hire veterans who’ve undergone extensive psych research.
In life, “Layla never lost a race, now she’s running with the angels.” Crying my eyes out. RIP Layla, your classmates and teachers. Condolences to your parents, brothers, family members and friends.
My heart breaks for the children and families involved in this tragedy. May you get justice for what happened.
Gun control is the only effective solution we got rn
What Good do we do,if we outlaw certain guns if the Criminals have no problems getting them illegally?
Please don’t be fooled by the appearance of a location or town. There is no such thing as safe anymore. Love your babies, and practice safety.
So sorry for your loss.
😭
Republican cops refuse to enter school instead they pepper spray handcuff bully parents as their kids are being shot dead.. republican cops only protect republican cops in Texas
How do I go about killing traitors, when they are in positions of government and the media is in on the treachery?
Well, Americans are convinced, the more guns, the safer. The only solution is to arm the children and let everyone walk around with guns loaded.
I’m going to sale my AR-15 and donate the money to Beto’s campaign and this is what I’m willing to do to bring change to TX…
Cops, had everything they needed, a. Pig iron on their hip and clips. Quitters, all of you. A quitter quits on himself, then he quits on you
Sleep sweetly, Layla.
priority-media or FAMILY SOLACE
Smith-Mundt Modernization 2012
Scary that’s there’s no where in America that is safe
Texas is the least safe place in our country
Y did they say a teacher left the door open in the school u never suppose to leave the doors open in a school they should have new better to leave the school door open! And thats how he came in at the school to shoot them.and never forget to lock all school doors and windows.u dont suppose to leave schools doors open no matter what
Get rid of the 2nd amendment n nra!!
@Kay Pui Chun The 2nd amendment is not the cause of this. I’d be more curious about how the boy was able to afford $4000USD in guns as a highschool student.
@Danny Kaity he saved his salary frm working at a fast food joint
@Kay Pui Chun Fast food doesn’t pay that much, especially in Texas. A student making minimum wage would have a hard time getting that much saved up, even over a couple of years. Where did you read that?
@Kay Pui Chun Do you also know that he had warned about this as early as 4 years ago. Stopping this would’ve been as easy following up on warnings from his fellow students and social media.
@Danny Kaity too late…nobody took action..really sad
Why did they ever think they would be safer in a state that allows 18 year olds to own assault weapons?
If you are looking for a safer place than Uvalde TX, don’t come to Australia!
The following are four mass shootings that do not involve relatives.
Monash University shootings 2002
Hectorville siege 2011
Wedderburn shootings 2014 (VIctoria)
Darwin shooting 2019 (northern territory)
The next three are “shootings” that are familicides
Hunt family murdrer suicide 2014 (NSW)
Osmington (WA) shooting 2018
Oakhampton Heights shooting 2005 (NSW)
These are all three or four victims with firearms ,However , as many again are massacres but the death victims number between 5 and 7 dead thereabout done by knives and blunt instruments and for most familicides.
Just a note here on massacres and victim count and firearms ban effectiveness.
Rank 1. Paddock in Las Vegas 60 dead
Rank 2. Christchurch NZ mosques shooter 50 dead
Rank 3. Orlando nightclub shooter 49 dead
Rank 4. Port Arthur Australia shooter 35 dead
The second and fourth highest victim death count were both done by Australians.
The second largest death count was done in 2019 long after firearms ban and with AR style rifles, and the shooter was Australian Queensland licensed.
Firearms ban did not succeed, but by subtlety more from the actual timeline of Australia with murder by firearms, if anything, firearms murder in Australia has increased in the more than 100 years of records BUT the main point is that 1/3 of murder in Australia over that 100 years has always been method “hands fists feet” along with near a third “knives” and a portion “blunt instrument” , in over 100 years, statistically firearms each year and inclusive Port Arthur year the statistic is actually NEGLIGEABLE numbers by firearms to specifically target to treat as problem , too with suicide per year all that time.
What Prime Minister John Howard did and announced to Australia and the world in 1996 (with a bullet proof vest on) is probably one of the hugest political frauds ever committed as a swindle in history!
Firearms murder have never reached 20 percent of the method of murder except one or two particular years in over 100 years of records.
Zero primary or high school shootings.. our kids have been kept safe at school.. God bless Howard, Fischer and all the other pollies involved for their courage and leadership
Your own “facts” post negates your point.
U have to put God in everything 🙏 no matter where you Go 🙏 Put prayer back in school to fight those Demons away
First they get out from Mexico to usa for a “safer” place and now they still getting out to go to a “safer” place because they turn it what they got away from…
Even Brazil and Mexico are safer than the US
The narrators in these clips about the horrific massacre of children all sound like complete sociopaths. Stop doing the “news” voice when 19 Children have been slaughtered. Emotion is not just warranted but demanded.
There is no safe place in USA when gun control is not in place, when semi automatic weapons are sold to the public
~ Ted is a significant NRA beneficiary.
~ Ted fled to Mexico during a statewide blackout during an ice storm.
246 people died.
~ Ted’s daughters are in private school.
~ Ted was born in Canada and has dual citizenship.
~ Ted takes care of Ted.
Texas is not the place to move to in order to get away from gun violence. Texas gun laws are far too lax. – CDD
Nowhere is safe in america when we are gun worshipping country
1:16 awww her little pink boots ! so precious, thank you for sharing this photo and i’ll definitely will be praying but WE the people need to vote ! for those who will make the changes needed ….no 18yr old needs a ar15 !
I’m sorry for them, those before, and those who will still die from gun violence all because of the politics that made this happen.
The Hypocrisy of this Country never ceases to Amaze people around the Globe.
I CANNOT FATHOM HOW ANYONE COULD BE THAT STUPID TO BELIEVE THIS TOTAL BS! ZERO TEARS ALL LIES
Moved from Chicago.. The city of chicago has some of the harshest gun 🔫 laws of any major city in America 🇺🇸. the state of Indiana has some of the weakest (thank you Mike Pense) If you go from Chicago IL to East Chicago IN you can have a militarized weapon in a day. prayers and blessings to this family 👪.
21 members of the sh**ter’s family should get merk’d… He qan sochqk coques in he’ll
The nazi republicans passed bills for children to buy assault rifles. Wake up America vote blue and change the gun control laws. Republicans will never change corporate greed and power
USA is not a safe country anymore, everything has been eroded.
NO DEMOCRAT RAN CITIES ARE SAFE 😡
Democrats have made the entire country unsafe
Guys I thought Texas was a place where shootings don’t happen because of the “good guys with guns”? Where did that sentiment go?
Let’s correct his statement. First he didn’t move to Texas for a safer place he ran across the boarder for a safer place.
Nowadays nowhere is safe.
This is sickening and disheartening never EVER ignore red flag sings
There ain’t no shelter there, covered with lies everywhere…karma…too many guns. Too many greedy people, no heart no love
🥺💔🕊💝🙇🏾♀️🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾 Amen this makes me 😭😭😭
There is NO safe place!
No one deserves to go through this 😔
Layla is so beautiful, and I’m sorry for her family’s loss. We are heartbroken, but cannot compare to how you must feel. There is nothing political is saying- keep these guns out of civilians hands. there is no need for this type of rifle. if the cops are afraid of getting killed, that is the biggest sign there is no need for these. donate them to ukraine.
Our only safety is in Jesus Christ. My condolences to the families.
Is there a safe place Where to move to but not Just a safer place
some of the most violent acts that take place in this country are in small or rural towns.
Not really no, look up the stats on Chicago and LA.
People with guns have more rights than anyone else and that needs to stop, the second amendment needs to be abolished
America is a dangerous country
why would anyone believe Texas was safe? all one has to do is google states with the highest crime and violent crime rates and BAM TEXAS IS THERE ALONG WITH 4 OTHER GOP STATES ROUNDING OUT THE TOP 5 , HOW CLD THEY BELIEVE ITS SAFE WHEN ANY NUT WITH AN ANGER ISSUE CAN PURCHASE A GUN MORE EASILY THAN A CAR OR A PLANE TICKET EVEN ?
Well atleast race card can’t be played here afterall the shooter was same ethics background and still everyone overlooking the teacher who left door prop open talk about Teacher Union representation
Reminder that the #democrat media caused the Plandemic, the LA Riots, Antifa-BLM Riots, Iraq Invasion, Afghanistan Invasion. And you STILL believe them? What’s wrong with you?
😢😡‼️ ~ 🙏💐😮
Guns are so easily accessible,do something about this Mr Biden
Texas sucks. Do you nazi the not see problem? Here’s a hint, they wear blue and hide behind a shield.
Should’ve just ran female Forrest.
Uvalde is not safe city you see what happened
Uvalde town will never be ok or the same
It’s a hot summer
The suspect looks like Filipino or Mexican or something, his full name sounds immigrant. US 🇺🇲 should build a huge wall for those dangerous Immigrants trying to enter in our great country. Fellow Americans be aware!
Pushing for gun laws doesn’t make it safer. Taking away the power from the people is a move dictators make. Anyone with a badge would be surely able to get away with anything they wanted if nobody could defend themselves. Plus witness intimidation from police is at an all time high.
Sad 😢💔💔
Omg the baby of the family usually the child everyone loves. This is so hard to watch.
does it make sense to move to texas looking for a safer place? im not american but i havent heard much good about texas
My prayers with the family
Congress can’t pass any laws to stop this. We must secure schools. Maybe 18-20 yr old men nowadays are too mentally damaged to have guns, we can have that discussion but I want the schools secured better. Columbine happened during assault weapons ban and they were just bad bomb makers..
Not a real tear to be found 🤦🏻♀️
God Bless Them All My Condolences May She Walk in Field Of Reed’s Prayers She’s With All Of You
coward cops
I never would’ve moved to Texas to fill safe. Grandparents left and hardly mentioned Texas after!
Heartbreaking💔
Rest In Peace
Run like the wind in Heaven, swift Layla.
I’ve been watching videos of the families and victims everyday and just sobbing man. I have so much love for these people I hope they can feel some of it
man this is truly sad too many young kids lost this is when democrats and republicans need to put all bs aside and come together as one and DO SOMETHING!!!
Sooo…. Chicago is safer than Texas. How the turntables.
Sorry for your loss..may she RIP
You moved 50 miles from an open biden border for a better life. All the cartel already lives next to you. What you mean a better life?