Fmr. Senator Robert Torricelli: We Have Become a Society that Cannot Address Problems Unless There’s a Mass Murder

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TORRICELLI: "Let me be direct about this. First, the Democratic Party; if the Democratic Party responds that we’re going to talk about bump stocks, just shut up. That -- that -- that does nothing. This is the moment to go back on the assault weapon ban and look again at comprehensive restrictions on people getting powerful weapons, multiple weapons, unlimited ammunition and bring some common sense to this. You know, if I hear one more Democrat get on television and say, 'Well, I believe in the Second Amendment, but we’re willing to look at something.' Look at something? If you’re sitting at home and you think this is a new issue, you’ve not been paying attention. These bump stocks, they've been around for years and there was a technology before them. This came up in the course of the last 20 years. The Assault Weapon Ban was an issue 20 years ago. There is nothing new here. We’ve become a society that cannot address problems unless there is a mass murder. There’s not a person in Washington who did not know the FBI and the CIA weren’t talking to each other and sharing information. We addressed it after 9/11. There is not a person in Washington who did not know about these bump stocks or the Assault Weapon Ban. Fifty-eight people have to die before we even have a conversation. I’m a gun owner. If you’re sitting at home and you contribute to the gun owners of America who have already announced opposition to restriction of bump stock, the NRA seems to still remain silent. And you -- stop giving. If the president won’t lead and the Congress won’t lead, don’t be part of the problem; stop feeding this nonsense.”