WASHINGTON -- Led by the senators who represent Newtown, Connecticut -- the site of the nation's deadliest gun massacre until the one that took place Sunday in Orlando, Florida -- Democrats took control of the Senate floor Wednesday and vowed to keep talking until lawmakers start doing something about gun violence.
"Newtown is still putting itself back together, probably will be for a long time," said Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), who launched the filibuster-style takeover, declaring it was time for the Senate to do something about gun violence beyond the usual ineffective debates.
He said senators could not go about business as usual after the mass killing in Florida that claimed 49 victims.
"This is a different moment today than it was at the end of last week," Murphy said. "There is a newfound imperative for this body to find a way to come together and take action, to try to do our part to stem this epidemic of gun violence and in particular this epidemic of mass shootings."
"There is a fundamental disconnect with the American people when these
tragedies continue to occur and we just move forward with business as usual," he continued. "So I'm going to remain on this floor until we get some signal, some sign that we can come together on these two measures, that we can get a path forward on addressing this epidemic in a meaningful bipartisan way."
This is a developing story and will be updated.
Democrats Launch Filibuster-Style Blockade On Guns
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