Today marks the eighth year anniversary since the tragic shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary. I am thinking of all the families that had someone taken from them on that terrible day.
I’ve always been inspired by how so many Sandy Hook parents channeled their grief and hardship to push for commonsense changes to our nation’s gun laws, to hopefully prevent such tragedies from occurring again.
With their support, as Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee in 2013, I advanced 4 bills to reduce gun violence, including universal background check legislation. All were defeated on the Senate floor due to Republican opposition.
This day reminds me of Congress’ failure to respond. The consequences of inaction have been devastating for families and communities across the country. The next Congress must take action. We cannot wait for another life to be lost.
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