Texas Democrat U.S. Senate nominee James Talarico urged restrictions on certain firearms for young adults during a Texas House floor speech, framing lawmakers’ refusal to pass his proposal as disregarding a message from God.
\n\nA clip posted to Talarico’s YouTube channel in 2023 shows the state representative making the remarks during debate over various bills proposed in response to a 2022 shooting at a Uvalde, Texas, elementary school.
\n\nIn a floor speech on May 11, 2023, Talarico said that refusing to pass HB 2744, a bill he sponsored to ban 18- to 21-year-olds from owning certain guns, is “ignoring God’s messengers.”
\n\nThe Texas Legislature did not pass HB 2744 but did pass the Uvalde Strong Act, which is legislation focused on strengthening security around schools.
\n\nTalarico previously criticized similar proposals and said he strongly opposed having police protect schools, arguing that doing so fuels a “culture of violence.”
\n\nTalarico has continually invoked Christianity while advocating for progressive policy positions, including supporting a Green New Deal, abolishing prisons, and providing taxpayer-funded health care for illegal immig:rants.
\n\nRNC spokesman Zach Kraft told Breitbart News, “James Talarico has been very clear he will confiscate Texans’ guns and then force them to pay for…
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