On the recordJune 28, 2018
In the 4\1/2\ months since 17 people were killed in a mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, there have been 15 shootings at schools and colleges around the country. In the absence of congressional action, the only thing that has stopped these school shootings is summer recess. But summer recess won't stop the daily gun violence in communities across the country. In the past 72 hours, 97 people were killed and 180 people were injured by gun violence. And summer recess won't provide relief to the families who are still grieving the loss of their children, their loved ones. Earlier this month, four Stoneman Douglas seniors were honored with degrees they earned but never received because they were murdered in their school. Their parents and siblings walked onto that stage instead. It shouldn't have been this way. It is time for this House to act on gun violence. Bring up the bipartisan bills on universal background checks, banning bump stocks, gun violence restraining orders. We cannot wait until the school bell rings again this fall. We have to act now ____________________
