Acevedo Accuses Lawmakers In Wake Of Cop’s Shooting Death
Just two days after a Houston police sergeant was fatally shot in the line of duty while responding to a domestic violence call, Chief Art Acevedo is once again challenging lawmakers to pass key legislation that would bar abusers from owning a firearm.
“I don’t want to hear about how much they support law enforcement,” Acevedo told reporters Monday morning outside the medical examiner’s office before police escorted Sgt. Christopher Brewster’s body. “I don’t want to hear about how much they care about the sanctity of lives,” Acevedo said.
He said legislators have failed to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act, which provides funding and grants for domestic abuse programs, due to pressure from the National Rifle Association, which “doesn’t like the fact that we want to take firearms out of the hands of boyfriends that abuse girlfriends.”
Maybe I am oversimplifying, but wouldn’t Question 11 (items h and i) already take care of this?
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