Sen. Chris Murphy (D) from Connecticut began speaking at 11:21 a.m. and continued in a filibuster that lasted 15 hours (C-Span 1, Wednesday, June 15) about the need for background checks and closing the terrorist loophole at gun shows. He ended his speech and persuaded the Senate to take a vote on Monday, when he said that it took courage for the educational aide to wrap her arms around her autistic student before they were both shot and killed by an assault rifle with a 30 bullet clip. Senator Murphy ended by saying, "It does not take courage to stand up to the NRA when 90 percent of your constituents want (background checks and the loophole closed)." He asked the U.S. senators, "What can you do to make sure Sandy Hook and Orlando never happen again." The Justice Department cannot currently stop the sale of weapons to people on the terror no-fly list. Watch the vote on Monday to see who represents the people of our country.
Bob Uppgaard
Pequot Lakes
