“No family should ever have to suffer the loss of a child to a horrific act of violence. Not surprising, not stunning, more of the same.” We need to do them right now because every day that passes without action means more of the same. Red flag statutes separate firearms from people who are dangerous to themselves as well as others. More than half of all gun deaths are suicides. We know they work in Hartford, New Haven, all around the state of Connecticut. Investing in community violence intervention programs.
Red flag statutes, preventing kids from accidentally and unintentionally shooting themselves with unsecured firearms, Ethan’s Law for safe storage. Keeping guns out of the hands of domestic terrorists and violent extremists and individuals who are a danger to themselves and others. Protecting domestic violence survivors from gun violence. Getting untraceable ghost guns and military style assault weapons off our streets. “Expanding background checks and closing glaring loopholes in our background check system. We know these actions won’t save everyone, but there can be no doubt that each of them will save some lives,” he said. “There are commonsense actions we can take to separate dangerous killers from firearms that are absolutely consistent with the Second Amendment, as judged by the Supreme Court, and absolutely consistent with gun ownership by law-abiding people. We should improve access to resources and treatment for those suffering from mental illness.”Īfter this story was published, Blumenthal’s office pointed the NewsHour to the senator’s Tuesday floor speech, where he called for support on specific policies. Finally, mental health must be taken seriously. School officials with prior military or law enforcement experience should be allowed to carry firearms. In addition, schools should have secured, limited entry points, and increased funding for school resource officers. There is already roughly $100 billion sitting in the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund that can be used for this purpose. The office added that the senator supports measures such as background checks on gun sales and transfers and closing the Charleston loophole, which enables some firearms to be transferred by licensed gun dealers before the required background checks have been completed.Ī Blackburn spokesperson sent NewsHour a statement on behalf of the senator: “We must take meaningful steps to protect our children and that begins with enhancing physical security at schools. We must do whatever we can to end the scourge of gun violence in America. We have endured too many tragedies like this as a country. “I support passing legislation in the Senate that puts in place universal background checks for all gun sales.” Baldwin has previously cosponsored legislation that would expand federal background checks, and she supports “red flag” legislation that would establish court procedures to prohibit certain people from purchasing or possessing firearms or ammunition.īennet’s office provided this statement: “I’m heartbroken for the families of the 19 innocent children and 2 teachers murdered in Uvalde. “We cannot accept doing nothing every time this happens,” Baldwin wrote. We marked responses that arrived after publishing time.īaldwin’s staff referred the NewsHour to a statement on Twitter. Responses have been lightly edited for length and clarity. senator: What action, if any, do you think should be taken on guns following the school shooting in Texas? In the wake of recent shootings, we asked every sitting U.S. Gun legislation has lagged through many sessions of Congress, though some states that have become unwilling homes to such tragedy have passed new laws following shootings in their own communities, addressing background checks for gun sales, red flag systems and buy-back programs, among other changes.
In the wake of another school massacre in Texas that left 19 children and two adults dead, and a shooting days earlier at a grocery store in Buffalo, New York, that killed 10, a question echoed from homes across the country to the White House to Capitol Hill: What are we going to do?
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