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I have no more words. I only have anger. President Donald Trump and Leader Mitch McConnell must call the Senate back from August recess immediately. We cannot afford to wait another day for lawmakers to address this horrific national public safety threat. #daytonshooting
In less than one minute, one man with a gun murdered 9 people and injured 16 others. This is not normal. The shootings that happened this weekend—the shootings that happen every single day in America—are not normal. #daytonshooting
The defenders of the status quo—advocates of the firearms industry and the politicians paid to defend it—will tell you that horrific acts of violence like this are beyond our control. This could not be further from the truth. #daytonshooting
Every day we fail to take action, we choose this fate.
Every day politicians fail to acknowledge and act upon this crisis, they allow the gun violence epidemic to continue.
Every day politicians fail to acknowledge and act upon this crisis, they allow the gun violence epidemic to continue.
It’s been 158 days since the US House of Representatives passed the Bipartisan Background Checks Act.
How many more lives will be lost before Majority Leader McConnell and President Trump take the next steps to sign that lifesaving legislation into law? #daytonshooting
How many more lives will be lost before Majority Leader McConnell and President Trump take the next steps to sign that lifesaving legislation into law? #daytonshooting
