U.S. Rep. Lawrence Statement on School Shooting in Uvalde, Texas

Statement

Today, U.S. Representative Brenda L. Lawrence (MI-14) issued the following statement regarding the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas.

"I'm angry, furious, and horrified that another community in America is devastated by senseless gun violence. Just a week after Black Americans were gunned down at a grocery store and Asian Americans were gunned down at a church, 19 children and two teachers were gunned down at a school in Uvalde, Texas. This is also nearly six months after the Oxford High School Shooting where four Michigan students were killed and others were injured. Gun violence is an epidemic in our country and a uniquely American problem. I don't know how many times I need to say this: enough is enough.

"The House already passed two common-sense gun safety bills back in March 2021. They include background checks, which an overwhelming majority of Americans support. But Republican Senators would rather block these pieces of legislation and cater to the NRA than save the lives of our children. It's disgusting and shameful. The American people deserve to go to school, the grocery store, a movie theater, a spa, their place of worship, and anywhere else in the United States without worrying that they might get killed. When will Republican leaders finally get a backbone and join Democrats in keeping our country safe? Inaction is not an option. I will keep sounding the alarm on this issue and putting pressure on my congressional colleagues because doing anything less would be unacceptable."

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