Murphy said that the assembled speakers at the event “care deeply about making sure that this moment is different, making sure that this time the answer is not ‘nothing’ as it has been too many times over the course of our lives.” “Nowhere else but the United States does this happen, and we do not have to accept it,” Murphy said. “Nowhere else in the world does a child like mine, like my fourth-grader, have to go to school and discuss with his colleagues where they are going to hide, where they are going to run from when a shooter enters their building.” “Nowhere else in the world, nowhere else in the world does this happen other than the United States, nowhere else in the world,” Murphy said. Murphy said that he was in “awe” of the assembled group, which consisted of not only advocates, but survivors of shootings and family members who lost loved ones to gun violence: “Are we are gonna make sure that every single one of my colleagues in the United States Senate, hears from this movement over the course of this week and next week?” Murphy asked the crowd. Murphy met Tuesday with President Joe Biden as bipartisan talks continue on a gun reform bill. Chris Murphy, the top Democratic senator trying to craft a compromise on gun safety legislation. Speakers included members of Congress, representatives from gun violence prevention organizations, gun violence survivors and other gun safety supporters and advocates.Īmong those who spoke were Connecticut Sen. The event was organized by Everytown for Gun Safety, a nonprofit organization that advocates for gun control, along with its networks, including Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action.
“We owe it to the children to preserve a culture in which they are protected.”
“We will make history by making progress,” said House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., to the crowd standing outside the Capitol.
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