Rep. Kelly: ‘President Trump has blood on his hands’

CHICAGO – U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly (IL-02), Vice Chair of the Gun Violence Prevention Task Force, released the following statement after a gunman killed two children and injured 14 children and three adults at Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis:

“I am devastated by the horrific school shooting in Minneapolis. It was the first week of school and 30 minutes into mass service when tragedy struck. My heart is with the families who lost their beautiful children, the injured and traumatized survivors, and the entire grieving community. No parent should drop off their kid at school, wondering if it’s the last time they’ll see them.

“Gun violence in our country is all too common, and it takes many forms. Just this weekend in a Chicago neighborhood, a five-year-old boy unintentionally shot himself when he found an unsecured gun at home. These tragedies, including mass shootings, are preventable – but only if our country’s leaders reject the gun lobby and offer action instead of empty thoughts and prayers. President Trump and his Congressional Republicans have blood on their hands. They’ve made it easier for dangerous people to access guns and made those guns even deadlier by repealing regulation on features like bump stocks and forced reset triggers. Americans need stronger federal gun safety laws right now.”