El Paso native Beto O'Rourke, fellow Democratic candidates call for gun control in wake of mass shootings
The shooting Saturday afternoon that killed 20 people and injured more than two dozen more at a Walmart in El Paso, Texas, brought immediate reactions from the crowded field of Democratic presidential candidates on the campaign trail.
It was just minutes before all of the 20-plus candidates addressed the shooting, many initially on Twitter, and turned the conversation to increased gun control measures. "Countless tragedies all because the gun lobby has certain 'leaders' more scared of losing support than losing loved ones," he said on Twitter."Enough empty words. These families deserve action."
"Well, his responsibility is to do what the American people are would like him to do, and that is to support the common sense gun safety legislation, that the overwhelming majority the American people support," Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., said."That’s not hard." "This is not just about what policy works better," Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., said."This is about a power of an outside group, and people who are too afraid to act. And it's not just about mass shootings, it's about every single day in America, in neighborhoods across the country."
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