Sen. Doug Jones Slams NRA ‘Scare Tactics,’ But Says People Shouldn’t ‘Demonize’ Pro-Gun Groups

Sen. Doug Jones Slams NRA ‘Scare Tactics,’ But Says People Shouldn’t ‘Demonize’ Pro-Gun Groups (Mediaite)

In his first speech on the Senate floor, Doug Jones (D-AL) called on both sides of the gun debate to re-evaluate their rhetoric in light of all the violence America has seen over the last two months.

Jones saluted the recent student marchers for gun safety by saying they were “awakening the conscience of Americans” to the epidemic of gun violence. He continued to say that lawmakers stand at a crossroad where they can keep debating the Second Amendment and perpetuating the cycle of inaction, or they can take real action to make America safer.

“We’ve finally reached a tipping point regarding gun violence,” Jones said. “At its core, the Second Amendment was an effort to protect Americans. Let us do the same.”