People outside Ssgt Willie de Leon Civic Center, where students had been transported from Robb Elementary School after the shooting, in Uvalde, Texas, US.
People outside Ssgt Willie de Leon Civic Center, where students had been transported from Robb Elementary School after the shooting, in Uvalde, Texas, US. (Reuters)
A child looks on through a glass window from inside the Ssgt Willie de Leon Civic Center, where students had been transported from Robb Elementary School after a shooting, in Uvalde, Texas.
A child looks on through a glass window from inside the Ssgt Willie de Leon Civic Center, where students had been transported from Robb Elementary School after a shooting, in Uvalde, Texas. (Reuters)
18-year-old gunman opens fire at Texas elementary school, killing 19 kids, 2 adults
A policeman talks to people asking for information outside of the Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, Tuesday. An 18-year-old gunman opened fire at the Texas elementary school, killing multiple people. Gov. Greg Abbott says the gunman entered the school with a handgun and possibly a rifle. (AP)
An American flag flies at half-staff at the White House, Tuesday in Washington, to honor the victims of the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas
An American flag flies at half-staff at the White House, Tuesday in Washington, to honor the victims of the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas. (AP)
People react outside the Civic Center following the deadly school shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, May 24, 2022.
People react outside the Civic Center following the deadly school shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, May 24, 2022. (AP)
Archbishop of San Antonio, Gustavo Garcia Seller comforts families outside of the Civic Center following the deadly school shooting at Robb Elementary School, in Uvalde, Texas, Tuesday.
Archbishop of San Antonio, Gustavo Garcia Seller comforts families outside of the Civic Center following the deadly school shooting at Robb Elementary School, in Uvalde, Texas, Tuesday. (AP)
A San Antonio Fire Department vehicle parked outside Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, Tuesday.
A San Antonio Fire Department vehicle parked outside Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, Tuesday. (AP)
Mass shootings have frequently led to public protests
Mass shootings have frequently led to public protests and calls for stricter background checks on gun sales and other firearm controls common in other countries, but such measures repeatedly fail in the face of strong Republican-led opposition. (File photo: AP)