All three Democratic presidential candidates are using the San Bernardino shooting Wednesday to call for stricter gun control measures.
Martin O’Malley kicked things off with a missive against the National Rifle Association.
Horrifying news out of #SanBernardino. Enough is enough: it’s time to stand up to the @NRA and enact meaningful gun safety laws
— Martin O’Malley (@MartinOMalley) December 2, 2015
Frontrunner Hillary Clinton followed suit with a personally signed tweet about how she “refuses to accept” gun violence.
I refuse to accept this as normal. We must take action to stop gun violence now. -H https://t.co/SkKglwQycb — Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) December 2, 2015
Not to be outdone, Bernie Sanders put forth a similar statement.
Mass shootings are becoming an almost-everyday occurrence in this country. This sickening and senseless gun violence must stop.
— Bernie Sanders (@SenSanders) December 2, 2015
Few if any details about the shooter or shooters were known when the candidates fired off their gun-control tweets, though unconfirmed witness reports identified at least one shooter as a Middle Eastern man.