Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) defended the law enforcement response after it was confirmed they waited about an hour outside the Uvalde, Texas, school during last week’s mass shooting.
The Texas senator—who was recently tapped by Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) to work with Democrats on possible gun control rules—claimed that criticizing first responders after the shooting, which left 19 children and two adults dead, is “distracting and unfair.”
“The second-guessing and finger-pointing among state and local law enforcement is destructive, distracting, and unfair,” Cornyn said this weekend.
Officials have said that it took well over an hour for police to enter the building after the shooter, 18-year-old Salvador Ramos, entered Robb Elementary School. It drew condemnation from both Gov. Greg Abbott and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, both Republicans, with Patrick saying the move cost children’s lives….