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Human Rights Campaign President Chad Griffin on Las Vegas Massacre
Our hearts are with the city of Las Vegas, the victims and the families of those impacted by this horrific tragedy. Today we are flooded with painful memories… memories I know that many of you across the nation are still reeling from. After Newtown… after Tucson… after Virginia Tech, San Bernardino, Aurora, Charleston, Columbine, Fort Hood, Alexandria… and after the massacre at the Pulse Nightclub in Orlando just last year… each time the American people have called for action in the face of these senseless acts of mass gun violence.
And each time, too many lawmakers have neglected their duty, given in to the gun lobby, and turned their backs on the pain and suffering of the nation.
Make no mistake, those lawmakers who have blocked commonsense gun safety laws are complicit in the deaths that result from the massacres like that in Las Vegas. They bear responsibility.
And so today, on behalf of the three million members and supporters of the Human Rights Campaign, including thousands of Nevadans, we have just one question for these lawmakers: what are you going to do to stop this from happening again? From happening to your constituents?
If you mourned the 20 first graders murdered in Newtown… If you grieved the 49 LGBTQ people and allies slain in Orlando… if you condemned the attack on churchgoers in Charleston… and if you sent your thoughts and prayers, or held a moment of silence for Las Vegas today, then please tell us… what are you doing to ensure assault rifles stay out of the hands of would-be mass killers? What are you doing to expand background checks? What are you doing to make silencers, which can mask the sound of a murderous rampage, harder to get — not easier, as is currently being considered in Congress?
These lawmakers have lost the privilege of being sorry. They must do what they were elected to do and protect our country, our people, protect their own constituents. It’s time for Congress and this president and this White House to act.
So text NO MORE to 30644 and we’ll connect you directly to your lawmakers’ offices to ask what they’re doing to stop another senseless tragedy like this one.
Join us in honoring these victims with action.
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