Following reports of the shooting, Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., took to the Senate floor to criticize congressional inaction on gun issues.
Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla., was among the many other voices who said that something needed to be done. He called the shooting "bad for Florida and the country."We ought to say enough is enough," he said on CNN. "The question is once you get into the investigation: How did the shooter obtain the weapon? Was it a high-caliber weapon? Was it obtained lawfully? And, if so, that ought to have people start thinking about such things as background checks on the purchase of a gun and the question of an assault rifle if in fact one was used.”
Other lawmakers have also called for gun control.
Our schools should be a place where students and teachers feel safe. How many more senseless tragedies does this country have to endure until Congress acts?
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— Senator Cortez Masto (@SenCortezMasto)
February 14, 2018
Another terrible school shooting, this time in Florida. At least 18 other school shootings have already happened this year. My heart breaks for those children and their parents. How many more victims until we decide gun violence is a national problem?
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— Eliot Engel (@RepEliotEngel)
February 14, 2018
Keeping the students and victims at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in my thoughts today.
We need more than moments of silence. Congress must take action to stop these tragedies.
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— Rep. Mark Pocan (@repmarkpocan)
February 14, 2018
Republicans should pray for forgiveness, for not only their complacency and dereliction of duty, but in contrition for the men, women and children we continue to lay to rest because of senseless gun violence and the cowardly inaction from Congress.
— Bonnie WatsonColeman (@RepBonnie)
February 14, 2018
Another day, another shooting, indeed, multiple shootings today, while Congress sits in the grip of the NRA, incapable of making the slightest gesture toward reasonable gun safety.
— Lloyd Doggett (@RepLloydDoggett)
February 14, 2018
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