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Congresswoman Robin Kelly’s Statement on Weekend of Gun Violence in Chicago

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In this Sunday, Aug. 5, 2018 photo, evidence markers sit on the ground at the scene where a boy was killed after being shot in the abdomen while riding his bike in Chicago. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune via AP)
Chicago, IL –(ENEWSPF)—August 6, 2018
Contacts: James Lewis and Mary Paleologos

Congresswoman Robin Kelly, vice chair of the House Gun Violence Prevention Task Force and author of the Kelly Report on Gun Violence in America, released this statement following a weekend of gun violence that claimed the lives of 11 Chicagoland residents and injured 63 others:

“This weekend’s violence is truly devastating but equally devastating is the fact that this violence has been normalized in today’s America. While guns continue to claim lives in our communities, a Republican and NRA-controlled Congress offers nothing more than ‘thoughts and prayers’ to grieving families.

In the aftermath of nationally recognized gun tragedies and the carnage that has become painfully commonplace in Chicago, Speaker Ryan and the GOP-led Congress refuse to offer American families the safety and security of common sense gun safety legislation on background checks and assault weapons.

Each and every day, more than 90 Americans are shot. Americans are dying; kids are being maimed and traumatized; convicted stalkers and domestic abusers can still buy guns; guns continue to flow across the Indiana and Wisconsin border; and suspected terrorists can still legally purchase weapons.

Quite simply, American families deserve better. They deserve a Congress that responds to their needs and secures their safety through gun safety legislation and legislative efforts that address the root cause of social insecurity and violence in America.”

We cannot allow this violence to become normalized, nor can we allow it to keep us from fighting for lifesaving policy change and investment in our communities. This violence must end.”

Note: Congresswoman Kelly has introduced multiple pieces of legislation to create career and educational opportunities for Chicagoland and national youth, including The Today’s American Dream Act, HEROs for At-Risk Youth Act, Pathways to Youth Employment Act, UP Act and Community College to Career Fund Act.

Source: www.robinkelly.house.gov

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