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To get into that incident at this point. >> at this point in order, we're going to call on people. >> raise your hand and then we'll call on you. >> there was also another crime scene you responded to at a stadium where an eyewitness said a blue pickup was shot at by police officers. do you know if that scene was connected to the shooting earlier today and if not, can you tell us what happened in that situation? >> i have no information about the incident you're talking about. >> what was the firearm used in the shooting that the suspect had? >> the fire arm was an ar-type weapon. as far as ho...

Traffic operation. >> by dps. >> for failing to signal at the required distance. [ indiscernible ] >> i'm sorry? [ indiscernible ] >> we'll discern that later. >> gun laws went into effect. what do you say to people who look at that and wonder if texas is going in the wrong direction to stopping more shootings? >> well, for example, one of the laws that went into effect and some deal with issues like this, and that is laws that ensure that school marshals -- more school marshals will be able to have guns to keep schools safer. so some of these laws were enacted to make our community safer. >> ...

>> no, we can't actually because it is -- it's a very chaotic situation when these things happen, and that is all being pieced together as we speak. >> governor, one of the things you said is -- [ indiscernible ] the shooting in sutherland springs, el paso, it's an ar-style weapon. >> these are the kinds of things legislators are already talking about. it was one of the topics raised during a discussion in el paso. i do want to point out -- i was going to say i do want to point out, however, of the shootings have not involved ars. it's important that the shooting that took place at the high sc...

[inaudible conversations] >> [inaudible] describe that, how long did it last, did the shooter have a chance to -- [inaudible] >> again, you know, all that is still under investigation. there are some videos that are out there, but i'm not going to get into that incident at this point -- >> [inaudible] >> point of order, we're going to call people -- [inaudible] raise your hands and then we'll call on you. >> [inaudible] pickup truck was shot by police officers and then -- [inaudible] if not, could you tell us what happened -- >> i have no information about the incident that you're talking abou...

Able to have guns to keep schools safer. some of these laws were enacted for the purpose of making our community safer. >> is texas doing enough to restrict guns like ar-15s? >> well, what with we have been doing, especially in the aftermath of the shooting in el paso, we've been meeting daily in part with members of the legislature, in part with victims, in part with members of the community, in part with our federal counterparts. and we've been hammering out on a daily basis new, additional solutions that we will be working to offer up. some by the governor, some by the executive branch, som...