Sen. Cornyn Booed by Texas GOP Convention Delegates Over Gun Policy Talks
Before he could get a word out, the boos descended upon Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) during his speech at the Texas GOP convention.
After getting up to the podium, about a minute and a half went by before Cornyn could even begin his speech. The crowd’s objections were a direct response to the role Cornyn is playing in the U.S. Senate in bartering a gun reform bill pushed in the wake of the Uvalde shooting.
Cornyn knew full well he was walking into the lion’s den, stating, “I will not approve any restrictions for law-abiding gun owners, and that’s my red line. And despite what some of you may have heard, that’s what our plan does.”
Citing conservative lodestar William F. Buckley, the founder of National Review, Cornyn added, “Someone needs to stand athwart history, yelling stop.”
Each time he repeated this formula, the crowd returned fire, yelling “Stop!” at Cornyn.
The senior Texas senator did receive some applause when touting Trump-appointed judges and pro-life legislation, and when criticizing critical race theory and rising crime rates.
Right after Cornyn left the stage, Attorney General Ken Paxton took the stage and delivered a tacit shot at the senator — with whom he has sparred before.
“We have some Republicans who are trying to run from the fight (to preserve gun rights), and we need to remember their names next time they’re on the ballot,” Paxton warned. Earlier this month, Paxton said Texas “will be the first to sue” if the federal government passes a gun bill that “infringes on our Second Amendment Rights.”
This week, Cornyn said that discussions on the bipartisan gun bill have hit a speed bump, specifically citing red flag laws as a point of tension.
Cornyn isn’t up for re-election until 2026, having won handily in 2020.
3 comments:
Kudos to the real Texans who Booed John Cornyn for negotiating with Democrats on Red Flag Laws. He is no Kay Bailey Hutchinson and never will be.
Red flag laws are ex-parte and prior restraint. ANYBODY with any sort of feel for constitutional rights should be very much bothered by this. It is SO OPEN to abuse.
John Cornyn is a turncoat RHINO
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