Political Quotes

“Mr. President, yesterday I introduced the Automatic Gunfire Prevention Act of 2017. First, I would like to thank Senators Blumenthal, Murphy, Schumer, Durbin, Leahy, Cortez Masto, Van Hollen, Gillibrand, Klobuchar, Markey, Casey, Reed, Hassan, Merkley, Carper, Cardin, Coons, Franken, Harris, Booker, Whitehouse, Hirono, Sanders, Warren, Cantwell, McCaskill, Nelson, Murray, Udall, Kaine, Warner, Bennet, Schatz, Wyden, Brown, Duckworth, Menendez, and Baldwin for cosponsoring this legislation. Their support for this bill is deeply appreciated. Just days ago, in Las Vegas, NV, we experienced the worst mass shooting--in terms of the number of victims--in our Nation's history. There are now at least 58 dead and nearly 500 wounded as a result of that attack. The grief and pain of so many victims and their loved ones is overwhelming and all too familiar to gun violence victims and survivors all across America. What makes this mass shooting particularly devastating is that the shooting was done by a single gunman. Within minutes, the gunman exacted devastating firepower on hundreds of people, terrorizing concertgoers and an entire community. How was this possible? While facts are still being uncovered, we know that this particular gunman had amassed a vast arsenal. He had at least 23 firearms and hundreds of rounds of ammunition in his hotel room among which were 12 semiautomatic rifles enhanced with ``bump-stock'' devices.…”