CNN's Alisyn Camerota asks Texas state representative James White how the legislature can act so quickly on abortion but not on changing gun laws after 19 children and two adults were killed in an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas.
Texas Rep. James White (R) told @CNN that we need to look at how we can improve our mental health system and CNN host @VictorBlackwell said "what evidence is there that there is a mental health issue here?" Is someone committing mass murder not enough evidence for you Victor?!?! The shooter was a freaking psychopath, gunning down elementary school children who can’t defend themselves. How is the very act of this massacre not evidence of mental illness?!? How is he not obviously deranged?!? But what gets me is that why the host asked the question. I know the clip cuts off, but here’s the fuller transcript: WHITE: Well, thank you for that question. And let me tell you why we will not — have not taken that approach, consistent with the legislation you brought up, as it relates to innocent unborn life in the womb, is because we have this thing called the Constitution. OK? And what we really need to be looking at is, whether it’s in Buffalo, whether ...