Madeleine Dean: “Here we are again, talking about another school shooting. When will enough be enough in this country? How is it that we…”

“Here we are again, talking about another school shooting. When will enough be enough in this country? How is it that we allow our schoolchildren to go to school each day with the uncertainty of their own safety? How do we allow parents to drop children off and not be able sometimes to pick them up at the end of the school day? At Covenant School on Monday, in Nashville, three 9-year-old babies were slaughtered and three of their teachers, or adults, were taken, as well. {time} 1045 It is a shameful number. We now in this country have had 15 mass shootings at schools. When will enough be enough? I hear an appalling silence from the majority party in this House--an appalling silence. Call for the safety of every one of our citizens. Call for the safety of every one of our children as they go to school, that they can come home safely and not be terrorized by what is going on. Here we are the greatest Nation on the planet, and we can't keep our children safe. Let's close the background check loophole. Let's keep guns out of the hands of violent people. Let's get weapons of war out of the hands of civilians, off our streets, and out of our schools. We are failing our children and our grandchildren--this greatest Nation on the planet. Please stop the appalling silence. Partner with us to end gun violence in this country and to end this shameful nightmare. ____________________”