"Don't Blame Gun": Arm Supporters In US React After Texas School Shooting
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Texas Shooting: People blaming guns for America's violence crisis was just "hype," and they should focus more on expanding mental health programs.
Keith Jehlen says the shooting at a Texas elementary school makes him "sick," but that "you can't blame the gun" used to murder 19 small children and two teachers.
"We've always had guns in this country," the 68-year-old retired US Postal Service worker said, noting that he personally owns more than 50 firearms.
Jehlen was standing in line to see former president Donald Trump speak at a National Rifle Association convention that is controversially being held just hours from Uvalde, the town where the school massacre took place earlier in the week.
Reflecting on the shooting, he grimaced and said: "It made me sick to my stomach."
