“I hate to say this, but there are more people who are shot every weekend in Chicago than there are in schools in Texas.”

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, rebutting arguments that stricter gun-control laws would help reduce firearm deaths, claiming that Chicago, Los Angeles and New York have stricter gun regulations and higher rates of firearm-related deaths; Abbott’s claims are not supported by federal health data. California, Illinois and New York record lower firearm death rates than Texas does. (Associated Press — May 26, 2022)