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Acevedo singled out Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Texan Republican senators Ted Cruz and John Cornyn for criticism during an emotional press conference outside the funeral home of Sergeant Christopher Brewster.
The police chief condemned the GOP-controlled Senate for stalling the bill, which would ban those convicted of domestic abuse from purchasing firearms.
Brewster, 32, was shot multiple times after police received a call from a woman saying her boyfriend was armed and assaulting her. Brewster was killed at 7400 Avenue L about 5:45 p.m. on December 7, after seeing the couple walking down the street together.
"We all know in law enforcement that the one of the biggest reasons that the Senate and Mitch McConnell and John Cornyn and Ted Cruz and others are not getting into a room and having a conference committee with the House and getting the Violence Against Women's Act is because the NRA doesn't like the fact that we want to take firearms out of the hands of boyfriends that abuse their girlfriends," Acevedo told reporters.
"And who killed our sergeant? A boyfriend abusing his girlfriend.
"I don't want to see their little smug faces about how much they care about law enforcement when I'm burying a sergeant, because they don't want to p*** off the NRA.
"Make up your minds. Whose side are you on gun manufacturers, the gun lobby or the children are getting gunned down in this country every single day."
Acevedo added: "That will be the last thing I say this week because the rest of this week is going to be about Christopher Brewster and his sacrifice. And the fact that his mom, his father, his wife, his sisters, his friends, and ultimately the community that he laid down his life for, will be putting him to rest before Christmas because of the cowardice of the political people that we have in office."
That's fine. Then those cities should make their law but realize that criminals would still have guns and the laws would criminalize hunters, collectors, etc.
That;s nice. Is Houston in Canada?Houston Police Chief in trouble with the union for remarks on death of officer
Acevedo singled out Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Texan Republican senators Ted Cruz and John Cornyn for criticism during an emotional press conference outside the funeral home of Sergeant Christopher Brewster.
The police chief condemned the GOP-controlled Senate for stalling the bill, which would ban those convicted of domestic abuse from purchasing firearms.
Brewster, 32, was shot multiple times after police received a call from a woman saying her boyfriend was armed and assaulting her. Brewster was killed at 7400 Avenue L about 5:45 p.m. on December 7, after seeing the couple walking down the street together.
"We all know in law enforcement that the one of the biggest reasons that the Senate and Mitch McConnell and John Cornyn and Ted Cruz and others are not getting into a room and having a conference committee with the House and getting the Violence Against Women's Act is because the NRA doesn't like the fact that we want to take firearms out of the hands of boyfriends that abuse their girlfriends," Acevedo told reporters.
"And who killed our sergeant? A boyfriend abusing his girlfriend.
"I don't want to see their little smug faces about how much they care about law enforcement when I'm burying a sergeant, because they don't want to p*** off the NRA.
"Make up your minds. Whose side are you on gun manufacturers, the gun lobby or the children are getting gunned down in this country every single day."
Acevedo added: "That will be the last thing I say this week because the rest of this week is going to be about Christopher Brewster and his sacrifice. And the fact that his mom, his father, his wife, his sisters, his friends, and ultimately the community that he laid down his life for, will be putting him to rest before Christmas because of the cowardice of the political people that we have in office."
Believe it or not they already understand all of that.
Wait. Here's what I should have said.
