Here's What Political Leaders Are Saying About the California Shooting. Now Tell Them to Actually Do Something. | Sojourners

Here's What Political Leaders Are Saying About the California Shooting. Now Tell Them to Actually Do Something.

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The mass shooting in San Bernardino is the 3rd worst mass killing since 1992, just after Virginia Tech and Sandy Hook. This epidemic must end.

But unfortunately, too many of our political leaders are simply lifting up their "thoughts and prayers." Such platitudes may be nice, but what we really need is for politicians to do their job. We had only just begun talking and writing about motives for the last mass shooting when we had to stop and watch today's unfold. There have been 355 mass shootings in 336 days. Thoughts and prayers for victims and families are empty sentiments when you have to say it every day. 

Below we've listed the first tweet — the first public comment — many major politicians have made about the shooting. Some are better than others.

The tweets are listed below, first those of presidential candidates, second those of Congress members. 

Presidential candidates:

Other Congress members:

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