Sen. Blumenthal: The GOP Keeps on Sending ‘Thoughts and Prayers’ While Opposing Measures To Separate Dangerous People from Guns

BURNETT Senator Cruz is ░░░░░░░░ you and your party ░░░░░░░░ just playing politics after ░░░░░░░░ mass shooting that you ░░░░░░░░ proposing gun control measures ░░░░░░░░ will do nothing to ░░░░░░░░ another mass shooting He ░░░░░░░░ so far as to ░░░░░░░░ it ridiculous theater his ░░░░░░░░ What do you say ░░░░░░░░ Senator Cruz BLUMENTHAL To ░░░░░░░░ Cruz I would say ░░░░░░░░ and prayers are good ░░░░░░░░ they are not enough ░░░░░░░░ after every one of ░░░░░░░░ shootings my Republican colleagues ░░░░░░░░ that they are offering ░░░░░░░░ and prayers but then ░░░░░░░░ oppose commonsense constitutional measures ░░░░░░░░ separate people from guns ░░░░░░░░ those people are dangerous ░░░░░░░░ know a shooter in ░░░░░░░░ is just a misogynist ░░░░░░░░ a racist except when ░░░░░░░░ with a gun and ░░░░░░░░ he becomes a monster ░░░░░░░░ a mass murderer In ░░░░░░░░ that shooter was a ░░░░░░░░ disturbed man who became ░░░░░░░░ mass killer because he ░░░░░░░░ an assault weapon that ░░░░░░░░ kill people with the ░░░░░░░░ and speed meant for ░░░░░░░░ battlefield So guns make ░░░░░░░░ of these serious problems ░░░░░░░░ more fatally and deadly ░░░░░░░░ for domestic violence victims ░░░░░░░░ then can be killed ░░░░░░░░ times more likely be ░░░░░░░░ in those situations That ░░░░░░░░ why we need to ░░░░░░░░ sure that we adopt ░░░░░░░░ commonsense measures BURNETT So ░░░░░░░░ ve heard President Biden ░░░░░░░░ he does not know ░░░░░░░░ he can get gun ░░░░░░░░ done through Congress he ░░░░░░░░ not looked at the ░░░░░░░░ He was there for ░░░░░░░░ Hook there weren t ░░░░░░░░ numbers then Senator Joe ░░░░░░░░ who you need to ░░░░░░░░ virtually anything right now ░░░░░░░░ to the 50 50 ░░░░░░░░ has supported much gun ░░░░░░░░ legislation but does not ░░░░░░░░ two bills already passed ░░░░░░░░ the House that Biden ░░░░░░░░ touting today in part ░░░░░░░░ of a wide expansion ░░░░░░░░ background checks that those ░░░░░░░░ entail Putting aside Republicans ░░░░░░░░ you don t have ░░░░░░░░ Manchin is this a ░░░░░░░░ starter BLUMENTHAL Erin we ░░░░░░░░ t be putting aside ░░░░░░░░ they bear responsibility as ░░░░░░░░ That was the whole ░░░░░░░░ of my exchange this ░░░░░░░░ with Senator Cruz because ░░░░░░░░ re the ones who ░░░░░░░░ ducking that responsibility and ░░░░░░░░ complicit in all of ░░░░░░░░ shootings It s not ░░░░░░░░ Boulder it s 100 ░░░░░░░░ a day not to ░░░░░░░░ the emotional traumas and ░░░░░░░░ that result the eight ░░░░░░░░ lost every day to ░░░░░░░░ that are stored unsafely ░░░░░░░░ I think my Republican ░░░░░░░░ are going to be ░░░░░░░░ on record We ll ░░░░░░░░ a vote We have ░░░░░░░░ president who s committed ░░░░░░░░ this cause both houses ░░░░░░░░ Congress and most importantly ░░░░░░░░ have a popular political ░░░░░░░░ a grassroots movement led ░░░░░░░░ a new generation like ░░░░░░░░ Parkland students and March ░░░░░░░░ Our Lives.”