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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, A gunman attempted to assassinate former President |
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Donald Trump during a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on |
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July 13, 2024; and |
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WHEREAS, On that day, at approximately 6:00 p.m., former |
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President Trump took the stage and began to deliver his rally |
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speech; moments later, spectators informed law enforcement |
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officers that a suspicious man was climbing a ladder on a nearby |
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building; a local officer climbed to that building's roof to |
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confront the suspect, who was armed with an AR-style rifle; the |
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suspect proceeded to open fire, and members of the Secret Service |
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acted quickly to shield former President Trump; countersnipers |
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targeted and killed the shooter, and investigators later discovered |
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bomb-making materials in the car he drove to the rally; and |
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WHEREAS, During the incident, former President Trump |
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sustained an injury to the upper part of his right ear; he was |
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safely escorted to a local hospital, where he received treatment; |
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other victims include Corey Comperatore, a 50-year-old former fire |
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chief, who was tragically shot and killed while shielding his |
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family from the gunman's bullets, as well as David Dutch and James |
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Copenhaver, who were injured in the shooting and subsequently |
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hospitalized; and |
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WHEREAS, Numerous national leaders have spoken out against |
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political violence in response to the attempted assassination of |
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former President Trump; on the day immediately after the incident, |
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President Joe Biden delivered an address from the Oval Office of the |
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White House to emphasize the importance of cooling down heated |
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political rhetoric; and |
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WHEREAS, The strength of our democracy depends on our shared |
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commitment to freedom of expression and peaceful debate, and all |
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acts of political violence are an affront to those ideals; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas |
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Legislature hereby condemn the attempted assassination of former |
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President Donald Trump and denounce all political violence. |