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LULAC Calls Texas Governor Abbott to Call a Special Emergency Session to Address
Banning Assault Rifles
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Nation’s Oldest & Largest Civil Rights Organization Mourns Victims of Latest Mass
Shooting and Makes Second Demand in One Month for a Special Legislative Session
in Texas on Guns
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Washington, DC – - The League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) today
issued a statement in the wake of a shooting rampage by a white gunman in his
mid-30s, that has thus far claimed five lives and left at least 21 others
injured, including three police officers.

“Tonight, we are asking for justice for the innocent victims of another brutal
mass shooting, this time in Odessa and Midland, Texas just three weeks following
the tragedies in El Paso and Dayton, Ohio,” said Domingo Garcia, National LULAC
President, who was born in Midland. “We cannot fully express our sadness and
outrage at yet another incidence of violence involving the use of firearms. The
investigation is already underway, and we will monitor its findings closely to
learn whether this individual had a motive for this mass murder. Our LULAC
members in Odessa will be reaching out to the families of the victims and
survivors to offer any assistance they can in this difficult and painful time.
LULAC once again calls on Governor Abbott to take real action to save lives in
Texas,” he added.

Sindy Benavides, LULAC National Chief Executive Officer, expressed her
condolences for the residents of Odessa and Midland area:

“The unimaginable has happened again during a busy holiday weekend, striking at
the heart of another American community even as the shootings in El Paso, Texas
and Dayton, Ohio are still fresh on our minds. Right now, our focus is on the
families of all who have been affected, either by loss of a loved one or who are
anxiously awaiting word of a relative who has been wounded. Our thoughts and
prayers are with them. We take some consolation in knowing that their city will
come together and embrace them. Our hearts go out to the courageous people and
law enforcement of Odessa and Midland, Texas”.

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About LULAC
The League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) is the nation’s largest and
oldest civil rights volunteer-based organization that empowers Hispanic Americans
and builds strong Latino communities. Headquartered in Washington, DC, with over
1,000 councils around the United States and Puerto Rico, LULAC’s programs,
services and advocacy address the most important issues for Latinos, meeting
critical needs of today and the future. For more information, visit www.LULAC.org [ [link removed] ]







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