Mike Thompson: “Americans want Congress to pass meaningful legislation that will actually keep guns out of dangerous hands. So what is…”

“Americans want Congress to pass meaningful legislation that will actually keep guns out of dangerous hands. So what is our majority doing? They are bringing up a bill that was not only drafted by the gun lobby, but that makes it nearly impossible to block gun sales to suspected terrorists. That is shameful. The American people deserve a Congress that is willing to stand up to the gun lobby and do what it takes to help keep our communities safe. Congress has a responsibility to listen to the people who we are supposed to represent, to put partisan politics aside, and to bring up commonsense, bipartisan legislation to keep guns away from those who shouldn't have them: suspected terrorists, criminals, domestic abusers, and the dangerously mentally ill. And the American people want those bills brought up now. More than 30 people are killed every day by someone using a gun. We can't afford to allow more innocent lives to be lost to gun violence. Just a few weeks ago, 49 innocent people were shot to death in the worst mass shooting our country has ever seen. Sadly, this isn't an insulated case. It has now been 3\1/2\ years since the tragedy at Sandy Hook took the lives of 20 elementary school kids and six educators, but for reasons that I will never understand, that horrific tragedy wasn't enough to convince the Republican leadership that something-- something--needs to be done to prevent the next tragedy.…”