Mike Quigley: “4 years ago, 26 small children and teachers were massacred at Sandy Hook Elementary, and Congress lacked the courage to…”

“4 years ago, 26 small children and teachers were massacred at Sandy Hook Elementary, and Congress lacked the courage to act. Two years ago, the Emanuel 9 were murdered by a White supremacist, and Congress did nothing. Last year, in a hate crime against the LGBT community, 49 people were killed in the Pulse nightclub terrorist attack, and Congress did nothing. This week, at least 59 people have been killed and over 500 injured in the worst mass shooting in modern American history. Will Congress yet again lack the courage to act? Will we prioritize thoughts and prayers at the expense of substantive action that saves lives? Will we hide behind the ``it's too early to talk about gun violence'' excuse? If so, when is the right time? A week from now? a month? a year? or perhaps after the next mass shooting? For the over 1,500 mass shooting victims since Sandy Hook, the right time to talk about gun violence has tragically come and gone, but we can and must turn the page today. Let us not continue dishonoring their memories because of political pressure and fear to do what is right. ____________________”