SURE WE HAD ON. SO ALL RIGHT. WE’RE LIKE 20 TH-CENTURY. YEAH.
>> IT’S BEEN EXACTLY ONE WEEK
SINCE THE DEADLY MASS SHOOTING
THAT CLAIMED 21 LIVES AT ROBB
ELEMENTARY IN UVALDE. IN
TODAY’S KSAT Q A DAY AS WE WERE
LAST TUESDAY, WE ARE JOINED NOW
BY SAN ANTONIO MAYOR RON
NIRENBERG. MAYOR, THANKS FOR
BEING WITH US HERE. WE KNOW
THAT ON SUNDAY WHEN PRESIDENT
JOE BIDEN AND THE FIRST LADY
MADE THEIR WAY TO SAN ANTONIO
AND ONTO YOUVALDEE YOU, YOU
GREETED THEM AND THEN YOU
YOURSELF WENT DOWN TO UVALDE.
TALK ABOUT MEETING THE
PRESIDENT DURING THAT TIME.
AND JUST ANY WORDS THAT YOU
ALL EXCHANGED AND AND YOUR
EXPERIENCE TRAVELING DOWN
THERE.
>> NO, I WHEN THE PRESIDENT AND
FIRST LADY WALKED UP THE I WAS
BECAUSE THEY LOOK VERY SAD FOR
OUR COMMUNITY. AND OBVIOUSLY I
WELCOME THEM TO.
SAN ANTONIO, WHICH AGAIN, IS
FAMILY WITH UVALDE AND
APPRECIATED BEING HERE AND ON
BEHALF OF THE ENTIRE COUNTRY
SHOWING SUPPORT FOR OUR
NEIGHBORS.
YOU KNOW, THE SCENE IN
OBVIOUSLY IS STILL VERY SOMBER
AND AND AND SADDENED AND WE’VE
GOT A
COMMUNITY OF A FAMILY MEMBER’S
DIRECT FAMILY MEMBERS WHO ARE
IT I’M THINKABLE.
EVENTS THAT HAVE UNFOLDED
THERE. AND SO THERE’S A LOT TO
BE DONE. AND I GO BACK TO WHAT
WE TALKED ABOUT LAST WEEK.
STEVE AND MYRA THAT OUR
COMMUNITY BECAUSE OF THE FACT
THAT WE’RE FAMILY WITH UVALDE
IN MANY WAYS WHAT WE CAN DO
BEST TO RESPOND US TO WRAP OUR
ARMS AROUND UVALDE AND GIVE
THEM THE CARE AND UNDERSTANDING
AND SUPPORT THAT THEY WOULD
NEED IN ANY OTHER AND ANYWAY
AND THAT’S EXACTLY WHAT’S
HAPPENED THAT IF ANYONE HAS
SPENT TIME AND YOU’VE ALL THE
OVER THE LAST WEEK, IT ALMOST
FEELS LIKE YOU’RE IN SAN
ANTONIO. SO CO WORKERS,
FRIENDS, RELATIVES OR OUT THERE
NOW IN SUPPORT OF OUR NEIGHBORS
IN THEIR TIME, A BRIDGE?
ABSOLUTELY. I NOTICE THAT ON ON
SUNDAY WHEN I WAS OUT THERE, I
KNOW YOU ARE AT THE AT THE SAME
MEMORIAL. I WAS AT.
>> A TOWN SQUARE PARK WHEN YOU
SEE THOSE CROSSES, YOU SEE THE
FLOWERS. YOU SEE THE CANDLES.
I’M IT’S A VERY POWERFUL IMAGE
OF BOTH OF THOSE MEMORIALS, THE
ONE AT ROBB ELEMENTARY AND THE
ONE AT THE PARK.
YEAH. WHAT WAS GOING THROUGH
YOUR MIND AS YOU WERE STAND
AS YOU WERE STANDING THERE?
>> AWFUL.
>> IT IS THAT WE ARE ARE HERE.
>> AND WE’RE HERE AGAIN.
AND AS I EXPRESSED FRUSTRATION
BEFORE DEEP DOWN, WE BELIEVE
WE’LL BE HERE AGAIN AND LESS
THINGS CHANGE.
>> WHAT I WHAT I
>> REALLY TRIED TO DO WHEN I
WAS THERE ON SUNDAY WAS TO READ
EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THE
MEMORIALS IN THE NOTES THAT
AT THE AND IT’S GRIPPING.
>> YOU KNOW, I
I REMEMBER.
>> READING SEVERAL OF THE NOTES
FROM THEIR FRIENDS OR
CLASSMATES. ONE OF THE NOTE
SAID I MISS YOU A
LITTLE SISTER, YOU KNOW, SO
THE TRAUMA THAT’S BEEN
EXPERIENCE IS NOT JUST
IMMEDIATE FOR THE FAMILIES.
IT’S IT’S YOUR EXTENDED FAMILY,
ITS NEIGHBORS. IT’S AN ENTIRE
COMMUNITY. AND FRANKLY, IT’S
OUR STATE IN OUR COUNTRY.
THIS IS A COLLECTIVE TRAUMA
THAT WE HAVE TO BE TOGETHER TO
EXPERIENCE AND TO WITNESS, BUT
ALSO TO STAND UNWILLING TO 2
SEE IT HAPPENING AGAIN AND TO
DEMAND CHANGE FROM FROM THE
FROM THE LAWMAKERS WHO HAVE THE
ABILITY TO DO SOMETHING TO
PREVENT ANOTHER TRAGEDY.
IT, OF COURSE, WITH ALL OF THE
GRIEF AND THE SADNESS THAT HAS
UNFOLDED.
>> LIKE YOU SAID NOT ONLY IN
UVALDE IN SOUTH TEXAS BUT
ACROSS THE COUNTRY OVER THE
LAST WEEK. THERE IS A LOT OF
FRUSTRATION THAT IS ACCOMPANIED
WITH THAT. YOU HAVE TALKED
ABOUT YOUR FEELINGS IN TERMS OF
BEING FRUSTRATED AS A LOCAL
LATER, A CITY LEADER IN TERMS
OF BEING ABLE TO RESPOND.
YES, WHEN SOMETHING AWFUL LIKE
THIS HAPPENS.
NOT BEING ABLE TO MAKE CHANGES
TO POTENTIALLY PREVENT IT.
WHAT YOU WANT TO SEE HAPPEN.
>> YOU KNOW, I STOOD WITH MOMS
DEMAND ACTION WITH EVERY TOWN
WITH THE AGAINST GUN VIOLENCE.
AND HERE, HERE’S THE CHALLENGE
WE HAVE CALLED FOR AND ASK FOR
FOR OUR LAWMAKERS TO BE TO A
STAND AGAINST GUN VIOLENCE AND
TO MAKE THINGS BETTER IN TEXAS.
AND OVER THE LAST 10, 15 YEARS,
RATHER THAN NOT JUST NOT MAKE
THINGS BETTER, THEY’VE MADE
THINGS ACTIVELY WORST. AND SO
UNTIL WE DEMAND CHANGE AT THE
BALLOT BOX AND THE FOLKS WHO
REFUSED TO DO BETTER ARE
REPLACED. IT’S NOT GOING TO
CHANGE AND THINGS FROM
BACKGROUND CHECKS TO RED FLAG
LAWS, YOU KNOW, SIMPLE THINGS
JUST TO MAKE IT MORE DIFFICULT
FOR DANGEROUS PEOPLE TO GET
DANGEROUS WEAPONS. THAT’S ALL
THERE IS. YOU KNOW, THE TEXAS
LEGISLATURE AND THAT BILL LAST
SESSION 2021 PASSED A LAW THAT
PREVENTS LOCAL GOVERNMENTS FROM
ENFORCING A NEW FEDERAL
REGULATIONS ON FIREARMS.
THEY PASS LAWS ALLOW PEOPLE
WITHOUT A PERMIT TO CARRY A
LETHAL WEAPON. THEY PASSED LAWS
TO ALLOW FOLKS TO CARRY
HANDGUNS INTO SCHOOLS. SO YOU
KNOW THAT THE LIST IS LONG AND
IT’S IN BECAUSE OF THE STATE
LEADERS IN IN THE STATE OF
TEXAS HAVE LOOKED EVIL IN THE
EYE, WHICH ARE ACTS THAT WE’VE
SEEN IN UVALDE IN EL PASO IN
SANTA FE AND THE LIST GOES ON.
THEY’VE LOOKED AT IN THE EYE
AND RATHER THAN TRY TO FIGHT
IT. THEY’VE WALKED BACK AND
MADE IT WORSE.
>> HOW DO I I ASKED THIS
QUESTION ON SUNDAY AND WE HAD
TO SO MANY POWERFUL. MESSAGES,
MOSTLY FROM YOUNG PEOPLE THAT
WERE SAYING, YOU KNOW, SIMPLY
THIS IS THIS IS NOT GOOD ENOUGH
FOR YOU DOING TO HELP ME.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO SAVE ME?
AND AND I WE FOR LACK OF A
BETTER WORD. IT SEEMS AS IF
THERE’S A MOMENTUM FOR
SOMETHING TO BE DONE. WHEN YOU
HAVE 2 SENATORS FROM OPPOSITE
SIDES OF THE POLITICAL SPECTRUM
THAT ARE WILLING TO SIT DOWN
AND TALK ABOUT GUN LEGISLATION.
HOW DO WE ENSURE THAT THAT
MOMENTUM CONTINUES? AND I’M NOT
JUST TALKING ABOUT FOR THE
MAYOR’S PERSPECTIVE OR FROM
STEVEN MYRA PERSPECTIVE FROM
A MEDIA. I MEAN, I HOW DO WE
MAKE SURE THAT THIS DOES NOT
JUST FADE AWAY LIKE SO MANY
INCIDENTS AVE IN THE PAST?
>> IT SOUNDS SIMPLE ENOUGH.
BUT WE CAN’T FORGET.
THE LITTLE BOYS AND LITTLE
GIRLS WHO WERE GUNNED DOWN IN
THEIR CLASSROOMS LAST WEEK.
WE CAN’T
FORGET THEM. WHEN WE GET ON
WITH OUR LIVES AND GO BACK TO
WORK, WE CAN’T FORGET THEM WHEN
IT COMES TIME FOR EARLY AND AND
THESE NOVEMBER ELECTIONS, WE
HAVE TO HOLD FOLKS WHO HAVE THE
ABILITY OF THE AUTHORITY TO
DO THINGS DIFFERENT AND TO
CHANGE FOR THE BETTER. WE HAVE
TO HOLD THEM ACCOUNTABLE TO
ACTUALLY DOING IT. WE HAVE TO
PAY ATTENTION TO WHAT HAPPENS
IN THE LEGISLATIVE SESSIONS
UNTIL VOTERS DO THAT AND HOLD
THESE LAWMAKERS ACCOUNTABLE.
IT’S NOT GOING TO CHANGE.
AND SO IT IS CALLED ACTION.
WE CAN DO BETTER THAN THIS.
NO ONE IS NO ONE IS TAKING AWAY
THE SECOND AMENDMENT. NO ONE
IS IS STRIPPING PEOPLE A LAW
ABIDING CITIZENS FROM THEIR
RIGHT TO TO OWN AND CARRY A
GUN. BUT WHAT WE ARE ASKING
FOR IS TO MAKE IT MORE
DIFFICULT FOR DANGEROUS PEOPLE
TO GET DANGEROUS, LETHAL
WEAPONS AND BE ABLE TO GO INTO
A SCHOOL AND GUN KIDS DOWN.
THAT’S NOT A WHOLE LOT TO ASK.
>> YEAH, I I JUST REMEMBER
THEIR NAMES. DO NOT FORGET
THEM. IT HAS TO BE A, YOU KNOW,
MOTO JUST NOT FOR THE NEXT FEW
DAYS WITH THE NEXT MONTH OR THE
NEXT 2 MONTHS BECAUSE IT HAS TO
BE SOMETHING THAT WE THAT WE
BRING TO THIS ARGUMENT.
>> THIS TRAUMA DOES NOT DOES
NOT GO AWAY FOR ANY OF THOSE
FAMILIES AND NEITHER SHOULD IT
GO AWAY FOR THE REST OF THE
COUNTRY UNTIL WE’RE COMMITTED
TO DOING THINGS DIFFERENTLY.
ANNE-MARIE JO GARZA, MY 2
RODRIGUEZ, 2 CHILDREN LAID TO
REST TODAY.
>> AND THE COMMUNITY OF UVALDE
WILL BE GOING THROUGH THAT
PROCESS OF BURYING CHILDREN.
FOR THE NEXT MONTH. JUST 2
NAMES THAT WE CANNOT FORGET.
MAYOR, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.