Action, not thoughts and prayers, are needed to solve this problem.

Yesterday's tragedy in Las Vegas is the worst mass shooting in U.S. history. Yet again we are forced to bear witness to our friends, neighbors and fellow citizens falling to a domestic terrorist attack. Every time this happens hopes and prayers are shared by politicians who witness these tragedies. These politicians have the power to make change, and change never happens. They wait, there is yet another mass shooting, and the cycle tragically continues.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Tuesday, October 3, 2017

Jennifer V. Kurland, Candidate for Governor
www.kurland4michigan.com

Press Contact:
313-349-3929, [email protected]

I remember clearly the mass shootings at Columbine which happened in my senior year of high school, and still today a school shooting is my greatest fear as a member of the Redford Union School Board. It is terrorism that causes this fear. We must act now on reasonable gun control, and we must stop calling these shootings as perpetrated by "lone wolves" and "nice guys" in the media. There is a very serious issue in our country of white supremacy, and it manifests itself in this kind of violence against all of us. At the time of writing this statement 58 people have been murdered and 515 people injured, and I am enough of a realist to understand that the number of murders is going to increase over the next hours and days by a few of those brave victims who are fighting for their lives right now in a Las Vegas hospital. The power of numbers and the law of six degrees of separation mean that nearly every American knows someone who was affected by this tragedy today. I have at least one friend whose brother was at the concert, and thankfully escaped unharmed.

I understand the fear of politicians eroding the second amendment. I believe in personal gun ownership. I believe in personal, responsible gun ownership. I believe that it is possible to make sensible gun laws that won't infringe on the rights of law-abiding citizens to own guns. We must have comprehensive background checks that cross state boundaries. We must fix our gun control laws, and we must always remember to protect those of us who are the most vulnerable like the children of Sandy Hook.

We must enact legislation to prevent these mass shootings now. Gun owners and non-gun owners alike must come together to solve this deadly problem. I know I'm not alone in saying that I don't want to see another largest mass shooting in U.S. history ever again.

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Jennifer is available for interviews today, Tuesday October 3, 2017. To schedule an appointment call 313-349-3929.