Ron Kind: “today I sadly join my colleagues in mourning the loss of two young lives in the tragic and senseless act of violence…”

“today I sadly join my colleagues in mourning the loss of two young lives in the tragic and senseless act of violence that occurred in San Diego County last week, and in expressing our deepest sympathy to their family and friends of the students who were killed. I also join my colleagues in condemning such acts of violence, and in urging all Americans to search for ways to reach out to our young people in an effort to prevent future tragedies of this nature. All too often in recent years, we've been coming to the floor for resolutions of this nature. While the result remains shocking, unfortunately, the story is no longer new; a child gets his hands on a gun, and in fit of rage, uses it on his classmates and teachers. We all want to find blame. We all want to know why. The questions are endless, but the answers are few. What we know is that no one is immune from these tragedies. They have occurred in big cities, suburbs and small towns. What is obvious is that some of our children feel alienated and estranged from their peers and community, and choose to express their anger and frustration through increasingly violent acts of aggression. And what is perhaps most frightening in this case, is the fact that some students and perhaps adults may have been able to foresee this tragedy, but for a variety of reasons, chose not to believe it possible, not to act, or not to do more to stop it.…”