Five years on, Sandy Hook families recall gun horror but is anyone listening in Washington?

[malaise]

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/dec/09/newtown-sandy-hook-gun-control-washington
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When concerned families from Newtown, Connecticut, first came to Washington five years ago, every door was open.

This year, the room they had reserved for a press-conference on Capitol Hill was double-booked. They were shifted to a room half the size and only a single TV camera showed up to cover the emotional stories of dozens of gun violence survivors who had flown in from across the country.

Members of Congress only agreed to set up meetings with their direct constituents, and many simply offered a briefing with a staffer. The only lawmakers who spoke at the annual vigil to honor gun violence victims were from Connecticut.

Sandy Hook has become synonymous with a cynicism about America’s escalating gun violence problem; if Americans could not pass stricter gun laws after 20 children were shot dead in their elementary school classrooms, then they would never act.
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[MyOwnPeace]

1. "Is anyone listening?"

Of course not - it's too soon!

They're all too busy sending out their "thoughts and prayers" to the latest "too soon to talk about........" victims.

Such BULLSHIT!!

And it will continue until we get an electorate that will stand up, show up, and THROW THEM OUT!!!!!

[guillaumeb]

2. Sandy Hook never happened.

The Las Vegas massacre never happened.

Trump won the popular vote by 20 million votes.

The Bowling Green Massacre did happen.

And the saddest thing is that many US voters really believe all that I just wrote.

[GReedDiamond]

11. Yeah, and don't forget the D.C. Pizza Shop child molesting ring...

...run by Hillary.

[guillaumeb]

13. Are you certain that the pizza shop was not located in Gadsen Alabama?

Run by Roy Moore?

[GReedDiamond]

16. That's much more likely than the version of the "story"...

...which I referred to.

[spanone]

3. i'm so ashamed that congress did absolutely nothing after all those poor kids were killed.

they are only moved by the money of their donors....

the United States of the NRA

[Irish_Dem]

4. Congress is made up of cowards. Who put money and power ahead of the lives of 6 yr olds. nt

[spanone]

5. it's really hard to wrap your head around that, isn't it

that anyone wouldn't do EVERY FUCKING THING IN THEIR POWER to end the gun violence......if they had, las vegas may have never happened...and on and on....


but no.

[Irish_Dem]

7. Yes. Every day ordinary Americans do extraordinary things, including supreme acts of courage.

Not for money or fame, but because it is the right thing to do.

And our Congress cannot seem to find a way to make America safe for 6 yr olds going to school
because they might lose money or power.

We live in a violent society, and our leadership is corrupt and greedy.

[TDale313]

6. That was the day any hope for rational gun legislation was lost.

When Legislators decided 20 dead children was a price they were willing to pay to appease their donors. If that doesn’t shock us to action, nothing ever will.

[50 Shades Of Blue]

8. Republicans can't hear with their heads up NRA's ass!

[marble falls]

9. The sad part: most of Congress will not listen. The crazy part is half those deny it even happened.

[BigmanPigman]

10. The NRA is putting pro-Moore fliers in mailboxes

in AL yesterday and today. I saw it in an earlier post but my tablet won't let me copy the image.

[First Speaker]

12. I can think of something that would force some action...

...but I'd be banned if I said what it was. Maybe that gives you a clue.

[Yavin4]

14. Nope. Need them tax cuts.

Republicans would make a deal with any devil to get those tax cuts.

[Initech]

15. And the next time it happens, it's never the right time to talk about it.

Vegas wasn't the right time to talk about it.

Orlando wasn't the right time to talk about it.

San Bernardino wasn't the right time to talk about it.

Aurora wasn't the right time to talk about it

Sandy Hook wasn't the right time to talk about it.

Notice a pattern here?

[moondust]

17. No, the epidemic continues.

Epidemic of barbarism.