Political Quotes

“we have an epidemic of gun violence. It is here. I wish it weren't, but it is here, and it is getting worse every day. Last week's attack at a popular night club in Orlando, FL, was the deadliest shooting in modern American history. It was an act of hate and an act of terror. Forty-nine people were killed, and dozens were wounded. Many of those wounded are going to suffer for the rest of their lives from paralysis, blindness, and other maladies caused by the evil of Mr. Mateen. Sadly, mass shootings are occurring with sickening regularity in our country. Let's just talk about some of them in recent years. Tucson, AZ, 2011: Six were killed, and a number were injured, one of whom was Gabby Giffords--a wonderful, wonderful human being. She was critically injured. Her good husband, a famous astronaut, is doing everything he can to make her life as normal as possible. Carson City, NV, 2011: Four were killed in a popular restaurant in Carson City called Heidi's. Three of the dead were National Guardsmen getting ready to do their duty, having a break. In fact, they were having breakfast when they were gunned down by a madman. Aurora, CO: People there watching a popular movie in 2012 were gunned down in a night of terror. Newton, CT, 2012: Twenty little kids--20 babies--and six educators were killed. The Navy Yard, Washington, DC, 2013: Twelve were killed. Las Vegas, NV, 2014: A couple of people had just left the Bundy domestic terror situation.…”