Chris Murphy: We Need to Double Down on Gun Control and the Progress We Made in 2022

GEIST Police in Madison ░░░░░░░░ are expected to give ░░░░░░░░ update this afternoon on ░░░░░░░░ s deadly shooting at ░░░░░░░░ private Christian school there ░░░░░░░░ shooter has been identified ░░░░░░░░ a 15 year old ░░░░░░░░ student A teacher and ░░░░░░░░ student were shot and ░░░░░░░░ in a classroom during ░░░░░░░░ hall Six other people ░░░░░░░░ injured Police say the ░░░░░░░░ also died yesterday Investigators ░░░░░░░░ working to determine the ░░░░░░░░ Joining us now Democratic ░░░░░░░░ Chris Murphy of Connecticut ░░░░░░░░ Murphy helped lead the ░░░░░░░░ to pass the bipartisan ░░░░░░░░ Communities Act in 2022 ░░░░░░░░ the school shooting massacre ░░░░░░░░ Uvalde Texas It was ░░░░░░░░ first significant piece of ░░░░░░░░ gun safety legislation in ░░░░░░░░ years The senator of ░░░░░░░░ began to push for ░░░░░░░░ reforms back in 2012 ░░░░░░░░ the Sandy Hook Elementary ░░░░░░░░ shooting in Connecticut when ░░░░░░░░ was a congressman representing ░░░░░░░░ district Senator thanks for ░░░░░░░░ with us We noted ░░░░░░░░ that this shooting yesterday ░░░░░░░░ Madison took place 12 ░░░░░░░░ after the Sandy Hook ░░░░░░░░ That terrible terrible anniversary ░░░░░░░░ on Saturday Your thoughts ░░░░░░░░ The facts the details ░░░░░░░░ a bit It s ░░░░░░░░ young woman in this ░░░░░░░░ it s a handgun ░░░░░░░░ this case not an ░░░░░░░░ style rifle But if ░░░░░░░░ look at the facts ░░░░░░░░ we have right now ░░░░░░░░ more could be done ░░░░░░░░ and can be done ░░░░░░░░ broadly to stop these ░░░░░░░░ days MURPHY Yeah obviously ░░░░░░░░ is an awful time ░░░░░░░░ year in Connecticut Those ░░░░░░░░ in Newtown are reliving ░░░░░░░░ horror as we speak ░░░░░░░░ empty seats at the ░░░░░░░░ table are just devastating ░░░░░░░░ when I think about ░░░░░░░░ school shootings you know ░░░░░░░░ think much more broadly ░░░░░░░░ the number of people ░░░░░░░░ were shot or killed ░░░░░░░░ reality is is that ░░░░░░░░ kids who are exposed ░░░░░░░░ this violence the kids ░░░░░░░░ fear for their life ░░░░░░░░ they walk to school ░░░░░░░░ dangerous neighborhoods like the ░░░░░░░░ that I live close ░░░░░░░░ in Hartford Connecticut the ░░░░░░░░ who have gone through ░░░░░░░░ active shooter incident like ░░░░░░░░ one in Wisconsin their ░░░░░░░░ are changed forever I ░░░░░░░░ we re losing a ░░░░░░░░ of kids because you ░░░░░░░░ literally your brain chemistry ░░░░░░░░ when you are exposed ░░░░░░░░ that level of violence ░░░░░░░░ when you live in ░░░░░░░░ dangerous neighborhood and you ░░░░░░░░ exposed to it every ░░░░░░░░ day It s not ░░░░░░░░ coincidence that the underperforming ░░░░░░░░ in this country tend ░░░░░░░░ be in the violent ░░░░░░░░ So we ve got ░░░░░░░░ understand that the scope ░░░░░░░░ damage that we are ░░░░░░░░ to our kids is ░░░░░░░░ enormous That being said ░░░░░░░░ is some reason for ░░░░░░░░ at the end of ░░░░░░░░ year We re not ░░░░░░░░ to rest until there ░░░░░░░░ not a single school ░░░░░░░░ in this country But ░░░░░░░░ shootings this year in ░░░░░░░░ are down by over ░░░░░░░░ Urban homicides are down ░░░░░░░░ over 20 Those are ░░░░░░░░ extraordinary declines and that ░░░░░░░░ in part due to ░░░░░░░░ fact that we passed ░░░░░░░░ 2022 the most significant ░░░░░░░░ gun violence bill in ░░░░░░░░ years You are starting ░░░░░░░░ see the impact of ░░░░░░░░ bill So what we ░░░░░░░░ shown is that when ░░░░░░░░ get serious about changing ░░░░░░░░ laws of this country ░░░░░░░░ make it a little ░░░░░░░░ harder let s say ░░░░░░░░ kids in crisis to ░░░░░░░░ their hands on a ░░░░░░░░ weapon that we can ░░░░░░░░ an impact We just ░░░░░░░░ to you know go ░░░░░░░░ next year at the ░░░░░░░░ level and at the ░░░░░░░░ level and try to ░░░░░░░░ down on the progress ░░░░░░░░ we made in 2022 ░░░░░░░░ Yeah as we ve ░░░░░░░░ many times on this ░░░░░░░░ the answer the attitude ░░░░░░░░ our country after these ░░░░░░░░ shootings can t be ░░░░░░░░ throw up its collective ░░░░░░░░ and say Well what ░░░░░░░░ we do What are ░░░░░░░░ going to do And ░░░░░░░░ haven’t done that.”