Washington (AFP) – Texas state lawmakers on Sunday slammed law enforcement’s slow response to the shooting in Uvalde, where a gunman killed 19 children and two teachers, saying more decisive action could have saved lives. A total of 376 officers — border guards, state police, city police, local sheriff departments and elite forces — responded to the May 24 massacre at Robb Elementary School, members of the southern US state’s House of Representatives said in a preliminary report. But, the lawmakers charged, the situation was “chaotic” due to the officers’ “lackadaisical approach” to subduing…

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