Tragedies like the shooting in Lewiston, Maine should never happen. No single gun law can stop every shooting, but Maine’s laws aren’t even trying.
It’s time we listen to the research and pass commonsense gun safety legislation.
In the wake of yet another tragedy, I urge Republican lawmakers in Congress to fulfill their duty to protect the American people.
Work with us to pass a bill banning assault weapons and high-capacity magazines, enact universal background checks, and more.
You can’t go to a BOWLING ALLEY, to a restaurant, to work, to the mall, to a grocery store, to your church, to the movies or the bank.
You can’t attend a concert, go to a dance class or go to see your doctor. You can’t ring a doorbell, use a leaf blower, hop in a car, pull down a driveway, bounce a ball, or ask the neighbor to keep it down.
You can’t check out a farmer’s market or pick up a package at the post office or go to a Fourth of July parade, and you certainly can’t send your kids to school without worrying that someone will get shot.
That someone you LOVE will get shot.
Or that YOU will get shot.
This is where we are now.
This is not normal.
This upside down reality is being imposed upon us by those who equate firearms with freedom.
This is anything BUT freedom.
And. This. Is. Not. A. Reality. We. Have. To. Accept.
Enough.
I urge Republican lawmakers in Congress to fulfill their duty to protect the American people.
Work with us to pass commonsense gun reforms.
This is the very least we owe every American who will now bear the scars — physical and mental — of this latest attack in Maine.
Once again, our nation mourns after another senseless and tragic mass shooting.
Today, Jill and I pray for the Americans in Maine who’ve lost their lives, those in critical care, and the families, survivors, and community members enduring shock and grief.
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