On the recordDecember 31, 2012
Today is New Year's Eve. While we debate going over the fiscal cliff at midnight, there are people somewhere in America planning to shoot their guns in celebration at midnight. Put down those guns. Millions of people have died or been injured due to this dangerous celebratory custom. Put down those guns. If I were in my district of Miami today, I would be participating in a press conference that we started 10 years ago, calling an end to this deadly custom. As a result, celebratory gunfire has largely disappeared from our county. It is a result of repeated demands and media events over and over again. Now people get it. Remember, what goes up must come down. Bullets are no exception. Instead, hug your kids. Light a candle. Resolve to sell your gun in the next community gun buy-back initiative. Say a prayer for all of the precious children who have lost their lives to gun violence in our Nation, especially those babies we lost most recently in Connecticut. Put down those guns. Don't even think about it. Because one bullet-- just one bullet--will kill the party. Please, America, put down those guns. ____________________
