89R2603 TBO-D
By: Raymond, Curry H.R. No. 51
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, A gunman attempted to assassinate former President
Donald Trump during a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on
July 13, 2024; and
WHEREAS, On that day, at approximately 6:00 p.m., former
President Trump took the stage and began to deliver his rally
speech; moments later, spectators informed law enforcement
officers that a suspicious man was climbing a ladder on a nearby
building; a local officer climbed to that building's roof to
confront the suspect, who was armed with an AR-style rifle; the
suspect proceeded to open fire, and members of the Secret Service
acted quickly to shield former President Trump; countersnipers
targeted and killed the shooter, and investigators later discovered
bomb-making materials in the car he drove to the rally; and
WHEREAS, During the incident, former President Trump
sustained an injury to the upper part of his right ear; he was
safely escorted to a local hospital, where he received treatment;
other victims include Corey Comperatore, a 50-year-old former fire
chief, who was tragically shot and killed while shielding his
family from the gunman's bullets, as well as David Dutch and James
Copenhaver, who were injured in the shooting and subsequently
hospitalized; and
WHEREAS, Numerous national leaders have spoken out against
political violence in response to the attempted assassination of
former President Trump; on the day immediately after the incident,
President Joe Biden delivered an address from the Oval Office of the
White House to emphasize the importance of cooling down heated
political rhetoric; and
WHEREAS, The strength of our democracy depends on our shared
commitment to freedom of expression and peaceful debate, and all
acts of political violence are an affront to those ideals; now,
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas
Legislature hereby condemn the attempted assassination of former
President Donald Trump and denounce all political violence.