Friend,
I wrote an op-ed that appeared in The Washington Post earlier this week about how and why I changed my position on our nation’s gun laws after the Sandy Hook massacre. I wanted to make sure you saw it and I ask you to please share it with your friends and family. This is a critical moment in our country’s history. The Senate can wait no longer to act on commonsense gun reforms. Our children are depending on us.
Read my op-ed here.
Thank you,
Bob
I’m a U.S. Senator who has done something rare in today’s politics: I’ve changed my position on our nation’s gun laws. After doing so, I didn’t burst into flames or get run out of town. That’s how I know others can choose to do the same.
I came to Washington in 2007 with the firm belief that to support and honor Pennsylvania’s deep-rooted hunting culture meant that I should not support restrictions on gun sales or increased regulations.
Then, in 2012, Sandy Hook happened. Twenty 6- and 7-year-olds and six educators were killed in their school by a 20-year-old with an assault rifle, just before Christmas.
I will never forget the shock, horror and grief of learning that 26 families would never see their loved ones again. I was struck by the stark realization that we did not have to live like this. So I changed my position. Now it’s time for many of my colleagues in the Senate to do the same.
Read the full op-ed here.
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