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On the recordJuly 13, 2022
And still I rise with a message for those it may concern. At Robb Elementary School, more than 15 good guys with guns, ballistic shields, and body armor confronted a bad guy with a gun and didn't do what many expect teachers to do with a pistol. Expecting teachers to take out bad guys with guns is unreasonable, outrageous, and dumb. Let teachers teach. ____________________
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Al Green
Democratic · Texas
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Jul 13, 2022

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