Joe Biden and Kamala Harris called for “common-sense” gun reform laws in messages marking the eighth anniversary of the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School.
In a message addressing “the grandparents, parents, siblings, children, spouses, and fellow broken and healing hearts of Sandy Hook,” released on Monday, Biden noted that “Every year, more than 30,000 people die from gun violence across America — a statistic we would associate with war in a far-off place. Countless more are left with a lifetime of injuries and trauma.”
He continued, “But in this collective pain, you’ve helped usher in a collective and growing purpose. You’ve helped us forge a consensus that gun violence is a national health crisis and we need to address its total cost to fully heal families, communities, and our nation.”
Biden said, “Together with you and millions of our fellow Americans of every background all across our nation, we will fight to end this scourge on our society and enact common sense reforms that are supported by a majority of Americans and that will save countless lives.”
Harris tweeted a picture of the victims with the message: “Today marks 8 years since 20 first-graders and 6 educators were murdered at Sandy Hook Elementary School. To honor the lives lost in this terrible tragedy, it’s past time we implement common-sense gun safety reforms to keep our children safe.”
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Theodore Bunker, a Newsmax writer, has more than a decade covering news, media, and politics.
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