Dem Senator: Congress Needs To ‘Get Off Its Ass And Do Something’ About Gun Violence
At least 50 people dead, 400+ injured in the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history.
Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) called on Congress to “get off its ass and do something” about gun violence after yet another deadly mass shooting which left at least 50 people dead in Las Vegas.
Murphy, who is a leading advocate for gun control in Congress after the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary, said it was “positively infuriating” that Congress had failed to pass laws to stop gun violence.
“Nowhere but America do horrific large-scale mass shootings happen with this degree of regularity. Last night’s massacre may go down as the deadliest in our nation’s history, but already this year there have been more mass shootings than days in the year,” Murphy said in a statement.
“This must stop. It is positively infuriating that my colleagues in Congress are so afraid of the gun industry that they pretend there aren’t public policy responses to this epidemic. There are, and the thoughts and prayers of politicians are cruelly hollow if they are paired with continued legislative indifference.”
“It’s time for Congress to get off its ass and do something,” Murphy said.
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This article has been updated to reflect the increased number of people killed.
