In a statement Sunday after both shootings, Ohio Rep. Tim Ryan said, 'I'm calling in Congress to immediately end its August recess and reconvene in Washington to take up a package of legislation meant to stop these acts of horror.'
Two shootings that killed 20 people at a Walmart in El Paso, Texas, on Saturday, and nine people in Dayton, Ohio, in the early hours of Sunday morning brought immediate reactions from the crowded field of Democratic presidential candidates on the campaign trail.
O'Rourke cancelled an appearance at California's San Quentin State Prison and returned to El Paso Saturday evening, where he visited University Medical Center. Former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julián Castro, also of Texas, similarly called out President Donald Trump in a"This Week" appearance Sunday, saying that"division and bigotry and fanning the flames of hate has been [Trump's] political strategy."
Sen. Kamala Harris also took to Twitter Sunday morning, saying,"We cannot remain idle and allow this level of carnage to ravage our communities. We need courage. We need to act." New York Mayor Bill de Blasio hinted at a similar reluctance of conservative politicians to stand up to the gun lobby, and the face of gun rights, the National Rifle Association.
Joe Biden, one of the president's most persistent targets of criticism, said he'd reached out to O'Rourke about the shooting and challenged the NRA's honesty.
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