GOP pitches hardening schools as Uvalde security failures emerge

Republicans and gun rights advocates are calling for measures to boost school security in response to last week’s massacre at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, a rebuttal to those seeking to restrict firearm purchases and possession.

But the calls to toughen security come as Texas officials and media reports revealed that some of the security measures Republicans are calling for were already in place at the Uvalde elementary school — and failed.