“Once again gun violence has shocked the nation. Today’s cowardly attack targeted members of Congress and their staffs at a baseball practice, getting ready for the annual congressional baseball game, which is intended to symbolize the bipartisan spirit we seek in our legislature. Our hearts go out to those wounded and their families.

“This attack occurs the same week of the anniversary of two other devastating mass shooting incidents — the attack on members of an African American church in Charleston, SC, and another on the Pulse nightclub and its LGBTQ patrons in Orlando, FL. They bespeak a hatred circulating in our society that must be extinguished.

“Ongoing gun violence and mass shooting attacks like this one again call into question how guns used are obtained and by whom. While Congress will undoubtedly investigate this shooting, we implore that they do more to stem the tide of this senseless violence. Once and for all, lawmakers must act to restrict access to guns, work to end gun violence, and ensure our families and communities are safe.”

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