Sen. Chris Murphy: Republican Lawmakers Have Failed Young People On Gun Control. But The Fight Isn't Over

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Senator ChrisMurphyCT on BackgroundChecksNow and the push for Senate to pass gun control legislation: “Because of the young people leading this fight, I am confident that we will win”

After the February 14, 2018, shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, Lane Murdock, a sophomore at Ridgefield High School in Connecticut, began planning a. The shooting, in which 17 people were killed, ultimately lead to a national tidal wave of students walking out of their classrooms across the country to protest adults’ lack of action on gun safety, particularly in schools.

The Parkland shooting was the last straw for a lot of young people, some of whom had already been working for years to curb gun violence. They saw how lawmakers did nothing after Newtown, and Aurora, and Charleston, and Pulse, and Las Vegas, and Sutherland Springs, and countless other shootings. They watched the people who were supposed to fix things offer empty thoughts and prayers, followed by absolutely no action.

It’s been exactly a year since the House passed HR8. But instead of being debated and brought up for a vote in the Senate, HR8 is sitting on Mitch McConnell’s desk gathering dust. Despite the fact thatof Americans want universal background checks, McConnell won’t even bring the bill for an up or down vote.

 

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