Richard Blumenthal actually said...

"When I went to the Sandy Hook fire house on the day of the shooting within hours of its occurrence, I went as a public official, but what I saw was through the eyes of a parent."

"we are choosing to light a candle rather than curse the darkness."

"Do not rush into this too quickly."

"I hope it is continued constructively with that comment and helping to prevent gun violence and the kind of massacre that we saw in Newtown."