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  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.