Political Quotes

“Mr. President, I, like everyone else in America, have followed the terrible tragedy in Aurora, CO. Just awful. I was particularly moved when I read in one of our local papers the bios of the 12 who had died. So many of them were young, in the prime of life, in their late teens and early twenties. So many of them were brave, protecting others--a child, a girlfriend, a friend. I was so upset on reading this, seeing these people's lives snuffed out, just as they had great futures ahead of them--for nothing. It was the same kind of feeling I had after the World Trade Center-- of course, magnified by much more because so many more people died, and I actually knew some of the people who died. But the same senseless killing of innocent people occurred. Of course, in the days after the tragedy, and as the dust settled--it will never settle for the families whom my heart goes out to--we began our usual discussion about guns in America, and there were many voices on all different sides. As somebody who has been very involved in these issues, I gave it some thought and wanted to share with my colleagues and with my constituents and my country some thoughts about this. The question that comes up is: Can we do anything about guns in society? Of course, many would ask: Should we do anything about guns in society?…”