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It is Monday morning, and we are already full of headlines.

A special committee in the Texas State House released a comprehensive 77-page report about

the police response to the elementary school shooting in Yvonne.

And the findings were very bad, to say the least.

The report revealed that almost 400 law enforcement officers were at the school as they waited

to confront the shooter.

This included Yvonne, DPD, Sheriff Stephanie's, school officers, neighboring law enforcement,

almost 150 Border Patrol officers, 90 state police, 13 U.S. marshals,

eight federal DEA officers, and a partridge in a pear tree.

The reported knowledge that a rapid police response would not have saved every victim,

but that some victims who died on the way to the hospital could have survived if they

were rescued sooner.

In terms of consequences, so far the Yvonne mayor announced that the acting police chief

on the day of the massacre had been placed on leave, just like they say.

The only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is at least 401 good guys with a gun.

Here's a story that starts with a phrase you don't hear very much.

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