Sen. Chris Murphy
Christopher (Chris) Scott MurphyIn March: It’s Mad Democratic Legislator ‘Fought Tears’ During Visit to Border Facility Democrats Defend Border Crisis MORE (D-Conn.) It said in the wake of a mass shootout at a grocery store in Boulder, Colorado, that it is time to “take a stand” on gun reform.
“This is the time to take a stand. NOW”, Murphy tweeted Monday afternoon. “Today, our movement is stronger than the arms lobby. They are weak. We are powerful. Finally, a president and a Congress that supports gun reform. No more Newtowns. No more Parklands. No more Boulders. Now – we take a stand. ”
Police in Boulder said an armed man opened fire at a shopping mall near the University of Colorado on Monday afternoon, killing 10 people, including a police officer.
Nor did the authorities provide information on the type of weapon used or any background on the alleged aggressor, who is in police custody. Authorities gave no details of the possible motive for the shooting.
“Action is needed now to prevent this scourge from continuing to devastate our communities”, Speaker Nancy Pelosi
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“While we wait for more information on the details of this heinous crime, we continue to support victims, families and youth across the country, saying, ‘Enough,'” she added. “Democrats will continue to fight to end the daily tragedy of armed violence. and keep our communities safe. “
A separate mass shootout in a series of massage parlors in the Atlanta area last week prompted other Democrats on Capitol Hill to speak out against armed violence.
“We need a reasonable reform of arms in our country”, senator. Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.) Said on Sunday. “This, this sniper was able to kill all these people the same day he bought a firearm.”
Murphy, whose home state of Connecticut was the site of one of the deadliest mass shootings in American history at a Newtown elementary school, is among the most vocal critics of the Washington gun lobby and Republican efforts to resist major reforms in firearms laws, such as universal background checks or a ban on assault weapons.