Key takeaways:
- Sen. Chris Murphy of Connecticut has made gun safety legislation his life’s work since the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting.
- The US has already seen 39 mass shootings in the first month of the year, according to the Gun Violence Archive.
- Sen. Murphy is hopeful that the recent mass shootings will be a wakeup call for Congress to pass more comprehensive gun safety legislation.
Sen. Chris Murphy of Connecticut has made gun safety legislation his life’s work since the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in Newtown, Connecticut. After two mass shootings in California over the weekend, leaving 11 dead, Murphy is forecasting a sea change on the issue of gun control.
The US has already seen 39 mass shootings in the first month of the year, according to the Gun Violence Archive. This is higher for this point in the year than any other on record, with a mass shooting defined as one that injures or kills at least four people.
The bipartisan gun safety bill signed into law last summer brought modest changes to the country’s gun legislation, but it didn’t touch assault rifles, the weapon of choice for many mass shooters. Democrats and gun control advocates are calling on Congress to pass stricter firearms legislation in the wake of the recent shootings.
Sen. Murphy is hopeful that the recent mass shootings will be a wakeup call for Congress to pass more comprehensive gun safety legislation. He believes that the public is ready for a change, and that the time for action is now.
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