After this terrible tragedy in Parkland, we’re seeing the same thing from Congress that we saw after Sandy Hook, after Aurora, after Charleston, after San Bernardino, after Orlando, after Las Vegas, after Sutherland Springs: complete inaction.
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We need to ban semi-automatic assault weapons & bump stocks. We need to pass universal background checks & close the gun show loophole. We need to make sure those with a history of violent crimes cannot get guns.
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These votes are about keeping our children safe in schools. These votes will help keep people safe on the streets of their own communities. These votes will honor the tireless work of activists who’ve been speaking out against the scourge of gun violence for years.
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I came from a hunting family and when I first came to Congress, I had an “A” rating from the NRA. But 9 years ago when I came to the Senate, I met with the victims of gun violence and listened to their stories.
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The minute you meet a parent who’s lost a teenage child to gun violence, everything changes. From that moment, and for my entire service in the Senate, I’ve proudly voted against the NRA and have had an “F” rating.
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Listening makes change. Learning from others’ stories makes change. That’s why it’s important that these courageous students are speaking truth to power. As I prepare to make our case to my colleagues tomorrow, I urge you to keep speaking out. Raise your voices. Call for change.
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Take their tax exemption
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Survivors and/or families of victims can’t sue the NRA or gun makers for deaths caused by their products, but drug makers and pharmaceutical companies can be sued for deaths due to opioids? AND they get a tax-exempt non-profit status???
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You are aware
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I'm betting that the rest of the country wants to keep their kids safe. We've tried it your way, and it hasn't worked it's time to try a different path.
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Can you talk to
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Sure.
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Sure he will. Except no one knows who Bartletta is.
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I think the PACs have their hands full here trying to not lose
#PA18 - but good luck.
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and DACA, please.
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