CT Mirror: Sandy Hook survivors call on Senate to pass assault weapons ban
Source: The Connecticut Mirror
Several survivors from the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting had a simple message on Thursday when they rallied outside of the U.S. Senate in Washington, D.C.: Congress showed the country it can work together to pass gun safety measures and they must do it again for an assault weapons ban.
Survivors of gun violence around the country acknowledged the progress Congress made this summer when it passed a bipartisan gun control bill for the first time in nearly three decades, but they argue it is not enough to prevent further mass shootings. They want to renew the federal assault weapons ban that expired 18 years ago.
Passage, however, remains a challenge in a divided Senate.
The former Sandy Hook students spoke at a rally organized by March Fourth, a nonprofit group that formed days after the Highland Park, Ill., mass shooting this summer that is pushing for senators to support an assault weapons ban. Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., who helped craft the bipartisan bill, also spoke at the protest to join in the calls for further action.
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