(Long Island, NY) Another mass shooting has occurred in America, this time with over twenty victims, at least fourteen of whom are dead, at the Inland Regional Center, a facility for people with developmental disabilities in San Bernadino, CA. Our thoughts are with the families of the dead and injured.
President Obama is right – these shootings are becoming sickeningly routine. The easy availability of guns in our country, the NRA’s hysterical fear-mongering to whip up gun sales and a supine Congress that has utterly failed to enact laws that will save lives, has condemned us to a daily onslaught of gun violence, that kills and injures nearly 120,000 Americans every year.
The blood of these and the countless other innocent victims who have been terrorized and devastated by our raging gun violence epidemic is on the hands of Congress. Each American should call their representatives today to demand they act to stop the senseless slaughter, and vote them out of office if they fail us again.
New Yorkers Against Gun Violence is a statewide advocacy group working to reduce gun violence through advocacy and education designed to encourage action, influence public opinion and lead to policy change. With a primary focus on New York State, the organization also advocates at the local and national levels for sensible gun laws, policies and practices that protect New York State residents from gun violence.
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