


Bobby Scott
John Larson: Newtown Shootings Demand Action Now

The harrowing and heartbreaking events in Newtown have left the state of Connecticut and the nation reeling from shock and grief. The tragic and senseless deaths of 20 schoolchildren and six teachers at Sandy Hook Elementary School are forcing us to re-examine how we protect our children. How is it possible that daily deaths from mass shootings in cities and suburbs have now become an acceptable norm? To do nothing in the face of continuous assaults on our children is to be complicit in those assaults. There may not be a panacea for the violence in our nation, but we must start the process and begin the longer and tougher conversations that need to take place. President Barack Obama...