Tragically, another mass shooting has occurred, this time Thousand Oaks, CA is the scene of the horrific crime.
A 28-year-old former Marine entered a crowded college bar and shot 12 dead, including a sheriff deputy, before turning the gun on himself.
With Democrats taking control of the U.S. House of Representatives earlier this week, you can rest assured that this shooting, along with the Parkland school shooting and others, will be used to move along “gun violence” legislation.
The one member of the U.S. House of Representatives who will certainly by leading the efforts to change current gun laws, is U.S. Rep. Ted Deutch (D-FL).
Deutch, who is poised to join his political party’s leadership, made a name for himself immediately after the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting that left 17 innocent students and teachers dead.
Early today (ongoing) as the news broke about the Thousand Oaks shooting, Deutch took to social media to express his condolences, as well as his call for “gun violence” legislation.
Their motto? “People saving people.”
I’m introducing legislation to create the National Gun Safety Administration. Only difference? Substitute “”vehicle-related crashes” with “gun-related violence.”
It’s time for people to save people - from gun violence.
— Rep. Ted Deutch (@RepTedDeutch) November 8, 2018
“It’s a horrific scene.”
“Our thoughts & prayers go out to the families.”
“This has to stop.”Louisville, Thu, 10/25
Squirrel Hill, Sat 10/27
Tallahassee, Fri 11/2
Thousand Oaks, Wed 11/7Just the past 2 weeks. We have a gun violence crisis in America. Guns. It’s about guns.
— Rep. Ted Deutch (@RepTedDeutch) November 8, 2018
A Democratic House will take up comprehensive, nation-wide reforms, but we can’t make our communities safer if we don’t do this together. We need both parties to recognize that this shouldn’t be normal.
— Rep. Ted Deutch (@RepTedDeutch) November 8, 2018
Democrats appear to make gun legislation a focal point of their agenda in 2019.
