CONGRESSWOMAN LAWRENCE DEMANDS ACTION AFTER ORLANDO

CONGRESSWOMAN LAWRENCE DEMANDS ACTION AFTER ORLANDO

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Brenda L. Lawrence (MI-14) spoke on the House Floor regarding the deadliest mass shooting in American history.

“Over 200 years ago, when our constitution was authored, it ignored the backbone of the American people. Women, African Americans, Latinos and even white men who did not own property.

“However, the beauty of our constitution and our democracy is our ability to change, the power to amend. The United States Constitution has the power to protect and reflect the will of the people. Our forefathers could not anticipate the introduction of assault rifles into the United States. We could not anticipate that 32,000 Americans per year, would lose their lives at the hands of gun violence.

“It is now time to act.

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“To do the job we were elected to do by the people of this great nation. Since its inception, we have amended the constitution 27 times. It is time for us to once again lead the world and put an end to the heinous attacks and violence that America has witnessed

“Mr. Speaker it is time for Congress to act.”

On Sunday, June 12, 2016, around 2:00 a.m. an armed gunman carried an assault rifle and a pistol into an Orlando nightclub club killing 49 people and wounding at least 53 individuals.

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