Dem Sen. Blumenthal: Congress Is 'Complicit' in Mass Shootings

Dem Sen. Blumenthal: Congress Is ‘Complicit’ in Mass Shootings

“Our colleagues in the House passed a bipartisan background check bill 115 days ago, but instead of calling for a vote, Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has created a do-nothing Senate instead.” —@SenBlumenthal #GunViolenceAwarenessMonth pic.twitter.com/zCnVJ7ggqg
— Senate Democrats (@SenateDems) June 21, 2019

During Friday’s Democratic Weekly Address, Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) said Congress is “complicit” in mass shootings such as the ones in Parkland and Las Vegas.

Blumenthal said, “Shame on the United States Senate for failing to act six years ago. Shame on the Congress for being complicit in the continuing massacres that have taken place since in Oak Creek, Blacksburg, Charleston, Chattanooga, Lafayette, Parkland, San Bernardino, Las Vegas, and others. Shame on the Congress for standing idly as 90 Americans are killed every single day in shootings that never make the national news, but change communities and families forever.”

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