国际英语资讯:U.S. Texas legislators call for rethinking gun laws after church mass shooting
<p><span word="HOUSTON">HOUSTON</span>, <span word="Nov">Nov</span>. 8-- <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Texas">Texas</span> <span word="Legislature">Legislature</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="pushed">pushed</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="fellow">fellow</span> <span word="legislators">legislators</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="examine">examine</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="state">state</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="gun">gun</span> <span word="laws">laws</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="changed">changed</span>.</p><p><span word="At">At</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="conference">conference</span> <span word="organized">organized</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Texas">Texas</span> <span word="Gun">Gun</span> <span word="Sense">Sense</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="capitol">capitol</span>, <span word="State">State</span> <span word="Reps">Reps</span>. <span word="Poncho">Poncho</span> <span word="Nevarez">Nevarez</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Nicole">Nicole</span> <span word="Collier">Collier</span> <span word="urged">urged</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="leaders">leaders</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="declare">declare</span> <span word="gun">gun</span> <span word="violence">violence</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="issue">issue</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="reform">reform</span> <span word="existing">existing</span> <span word="gun">gun</span> <span word="regulations">regulations</span>.</p><p><span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Houston">Houston</span> <span word="Public">Public</span> <span word="Media">Media</span>, <span word="Collier">Collier</span> <span word="urged">urged</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="leaders">leaders</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="declare">declare</span> <span word="gun">gun</span> <span word="violence">violence</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="issue">issue</span>, <span word="comparing">comparing</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="crises">crises</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="obesity">obesity</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="opioid">opioid</span> <span word="epidemic">epidemic</span>.</p><p><span word="State">State</span> <span word="Rep">Rep</span>. <span word="Gina">Gina</span> <span word="Hinojosa">Hinojosa</span> <span word="spoke">spoke</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="conference">conference</span>, <span word="offering">offering</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="list">list</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="authored">authored</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="steps">steps</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="prevent">prevent</span> <span word="gun">gun</span> <span word="violence">violence</span>. <span word="Her">Her</span> <span word="suggestions">suggestions</span> <span word="include">include</span> <span word="increasing">increasing</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="education">education</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="safe">safe</span> <span word="gun">gun</span> <span word="usage">usage</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="requiring">requiring</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="license">license</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="carry">carry</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="guns">guns</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="press">press</span> <span word="conference">conference</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="Rep">Rep</span>. <span word="Jason">Jason</span> <span word="Villalba">Villalba</span> <span word="urged">urged</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="leaders">leaders</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="create">create</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bipartisan">bipartisan</span> <span word="commission">commission</span> <span word="tasked">tasked</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="recommending">recommending</span> "<span word="common">common</span> <span word="sense">sense</span>" <span word="gun">gun</span> <span word="reforms">reforms</span> <span word="ahead">ahead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="scheduled">scheduled</span> <span word="legislative">legislative</span> <span word="session">session</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2019.</p><p><span word="Nevarez">Nevarez</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Hinojosa">Hinojosa</span> <span word="stressed">stressed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="advocate">advocate</span> <span word="eliminating">eliminating</span> <span word="Texans">Texans</span>' <span word="access">access</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="guns">guns</span>. <span word="Nevarez">Nevarez</span> <span word="did">did</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="criticize">criticize</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="leaders">leaders</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="offering">offering</span> "<span word="anything">anything</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="amounts">amounts</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="solution">solution</span>" <span word="to">to</span> <span word="gun">gun</span> <span word="violence">violence</span>.</p><p><span word="Texas">Texas</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="safety">safety</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="said">said</span> 26 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="gunman">gunman</span> <span word="Devin">Devin</span> <span word="Patrick">Patrick</span> <span word="Kelley">Kelley</span> <span word="opened">opened</span> <span word="fire">fire</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="church">church</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Sutherland">Sutherland</span> <span word="Springs">Springs</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="community">community</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="fewer">fewer</span> <span word="than">than</span> 400 <span word="residents">residents</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="about">about</span> 300 <span word="km">km</span> <span word="west">west</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Houston">Houston</span>.</p>
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