New York Mass Shooting Latest Wakeup Call For Nation

New York Mass Shooting Latest Wakeup Call For Nation
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Today's mass shooting in Binghamton is just the latest wakeup call reminding us that we must do something to stop the gun violence in our country.

In the past few weeks alone, in mass shootings, 10 were killed in Alabama, eight killed in a North Carolina nursing home, 10 killed in California, including four police officers, but the silence from many of our political leaders was deafening.

About 30,000 people a year in this country die from gun violence, about 80 a day, 32 by homicide - the same number who died at Virginia Tech two years ago this month.

In the space of four months, up to nine Americans died as a result of bacteria-laden peanut butter crackers, and the government quickly took action.

Some of the top government officials in our country say we don't need to do anything different - that we should just 'enforce the laws on the books.' The laws on the books aren't getting the job done.

Now is the time to take effective steps to prevent gun violence.

Our hearts go out to the victims and their families.

(Note to readers: This entry, along with past entries, has been co-posted on bradycampaign.org/blog and the Huffington Post.)

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