Sheila Jackon-Lee was arriving at a backpack giveaway in NW Harris County on Sunday when gunfire erupted near the event.
It was an apparent drive-by shooting.
The Houston Chronicle reports:
The Houston Democrat said she was “shoved” back into her car by law enforcement as she heard the “pop, pop, pop” of gunfire. She saw the vehicles speeding off and said police told her they suspected it was two rival gang members shooting at each other.
Never forget that back in 2013, Sheila Jackson-Lee defended the gangbangers for gun violence, saying they are simply the victims of poor gun laws.
“Don’t condemn the gangbangers, they’ve got guns that are trafficked — that are not enforced, that are straw purchased and they come into places even that have strong gun laws.
Why? Because we don’t have sensible gun legislation.
I’m going to agree with my friends on the other side of the isle. Our Republican friends, let’s enforce the gun laws that we have – – who would run away from that. That’s a sensible proposition. Put a resolution on the floor of the House – – let’s enforce gun laws that we have.”
In response to this shooting, likely done by her constituents she is once again demanding gun control saying “why are all these guns on the street? That’s my message”.
She also wants a meeting with gang leaders as the Chronicle reports:
“We have to find a way to find the gang leaders and see what would be possible in getting them to sit down,” she said, acknowledging that some might consider the idea “unreasonable.”
Jackson Lee said she had not spoken to anyone in law enforcement about the idea and wouldn’t “do anything that was not in the appropriate approach to make sure that it worked.”
“We don’t want anything that makes anything worse,” Jackson Lee said. “We do want to say to gangs, gang leaders, that there’s more that they can do, that we’re willing to work with them to do more … and help them not jeopardize the safety and security of the community.
“They have the guns, and they have the ability,” she said. “They have the ability to stop warring, and that’s what they’re doing.”
As the Czar said on the show yesterday, we don’t need gun control, “we need impulse control, we need parental control, a return of values”.