Sen. Murphy Tells Congress to ‘Get Off its Ass’ on Gun Control

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Sen. Murphy Tells Congress to ‘Get Off its Ass’ on Gun Control
by ALEX SEITZ-WALD

WASHINGTON — The worst mass shooting in modern American history was met with immediate calls for action on gun control Monday from some Democratic lawmakers.

Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., demanded Congress "get off its ass and do something."

"This must stop," Murphy said. "It is positively infuriating that my colleagues in Congress are so afraid of the gun industry that they pretend there aren't public policy responses to this epidemic."

He added, "The thoughts and prayers of politicians are cruelly hollow if they are paired with continued legislative indifference. It's time for Congress to get off its ass and do something."

While most of their colleagues on both sides of the aisle stuck to sending condolences to victims and their families, some other Democrats also expressed outrage that Congress has not done more to restrict access to deadly firearms five years after the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in Newtown.

Former Vice president Joe Biden, who led an Obama administration task force on gun violence, said there was "no excuse for inaction."

Source: NBC NEWS
LAS VEGAS SHOOTING
OCT 2 2017, 11:29 AM ET

https://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/la...tified-n806471

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