Dems renew calls for gun control in wake of Texas church shooting

[DonViejo]

Source: The Hill




BY OLIVIA BEAVERS - 11/05/17 04:12 PM EST

Democrats are renewing their calls for gun reform after reports of a mass shooting at a church in Sutherland Springs, Texas, on Sunday.

Multiple people are dead after gunfire erupted at the church, which is not far outside San Antonio, according to reports.

Sens. Bob Casey Jr. (Pa.), Dick Durbin (Ill.) and Kamala Harris (Calif.) were among the Democrats who urged Congress to act in response to the latest deadly shooting.

"I’m thinking of and praying for all those impacted by the shooting in Texas. In addition to offering my prayers and thoughts I also believe Congress must take action on gun violence," Casey wrote in two separate tweets.

Link to tweet

Read more: http://thehill.com/business-a-lobbying/358868-democrats-renew-calls-for-gun-control-in-wake-of-texas-church-shooting

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Kamala Harris condemns 'senseless gun violence' after Texas church shooting

BY JACQUELINE THOMSEN - 11/05/17 05:03 PM EST

Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) called for gun control after a mass shooting at a Texas church left multiple people dead Sunday.

Link to tweet

Several other Democratic lawmakers renewed their calls for Congress to pass gun control legislation in the wake of the mass shooting.

Multiple reports say a gunman opened fire in a church in Sutherland Springs, Texas, leaving at least 20 people dead.

Police have not confirmed the official number of fatalities.

http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/358874-kamala-harris-condemns-senseless-gun-violence-after-texas-church-shooting

[doc03]

1. This is not the time to talk gun control

[NastyRiffraff]

3. No, we have to wait until the next mass shooting

oh wait....haven't we tried that before?

[NewJeffCT]

7. since mass shootings are almost daily

it will be almost impossible to talk gun control - ever.

[forgotmylogin]

12. Citizens need their AR-15s.

Because everyone is legally entitled to the ability to kill hundreds of people at a moderate range in a short period of time.

It's so sad when people actually take advantage of that god-given right!

If only there was some link in the chain we could break to stop the violence, but alas. Apparently, there isn't.

I'm running low on thoughts and prayers.

[FightingIrish]

2. Tell me if youve heard this one ...

[NRaleighLiberal]

4. .

wake me when it leads to anything...otherwise it's groundhog day. A very sick, sad groundhog day.

[BigmanPigman]

5. Haven't you heard, "guns don't kill people,

people kill people". This is equal to the BS arguments that the best way to fix the opioid crisis is to "just say no" and to avoid getting pregnant just "practice safe sex" (yeah, guys love wearing condoms and use them every single time they have sex) instead of taking birth control which is 99.9% effective. The GOP Christian mentality is full of shit.

[a kennedy]

6. REALLY.???? MOST OF THE LOONIES ALREADY HAVE GUNS!!!!!!!!!

what can new regulations really do anyway???

[Cryptoad]

9. do the same thing that those regs

that prevents shoulder-fired missiles from being sold at ur local 7-11 ?????

[EL34x4]

13. There aren't 300 million shoulder-fired missiles already in private hands

that would need to be rounded up and collected.

[Cryptoad]

16. u want to source that ?

[radical noodle]

8. No thoughts, no prayers, no tears...

there will be nothing done.

[uppityperson]

10. Maybe court martialed dishonorably discharged vets shouldn't be sold guns?

[Guilded Lilly]

11. Thoughts and prayers don't do squat. And neither will Republicans. They have no concern for any life

except those of their highest donors.

School children slaughtered...nothing.
Nightclub patrons murdered...nothing
Concert Goers mowed down...nothing
Church goers annihilated...nothing
Thoughts and prayers???
Nothing.

[SoCalMusicLover]

14. BLAH....BLAH....BLAH.....

THOUGHTS.....BLAH.....BLAH.....BLAH.....PRAYERS.....BLAH.....BLAH.....

[Scruffy1]

15. I don't give a hoot for thoughts and prayers.

Pray in one hind and crap in the other. I know which one will fill up fastest. Half ass gun control won't help. We need to go full Australia. No handguns , semi-auto or auto rifles unless you have a specific documented need for one. Anything else is a waste of time and energy.