Schumer on Vegas: ‘What Congress Must Do Is Pass Laws to Keep Our Citizens Safe’

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SCHUMER: "How did this monster acquire the arsenal he used to rain down death on a crowd of innocents? Were those guns purchased and compiled legally? Was this person — what was this person’s perverted motive? Was there any history of mental health issues? What circumstances could lead a man to commit such violence upon his fellow human beings, complete strangers? What twisted reasoning, what demented logic, what kind of madness? There is much more that we don’t know than what we do know. Some of the questions we have today won’t have clear answers. Others are perhaps beyond our fathoming. But some will have answers, and we’ll have to reckon with the fact that this man was able to assemble an arsenal of military-grade weapons. As much as we might hope to, we cannot banish evil from the Earth. Congress can’t do that. The President can’t do that. What Congress can do, what Congress must do is pass laws to keep our citizens safe. And that starts with laws that help prevent guns, especially the most dangerous guns, from falling into the wrong hands."