tragic infuriate day america wake mass shoot church texas hear obligatory thoughts prayers may god yous come expect republicans concern nra rat actual live senator chris murphy connecticut blast official statement shooting.in ask important question claim respect human life choose fealty weapons-makers support measure favor vast majority constituents something want republican colleagues consider seriously go sleep tonight many people like ted cruz paul ryan claim value human life abortion debate behave though deaths thousands people already earth due gun violence simply price freedom value life value money get various lobbies.murphy go state heartbreak high-profile mass shoot others well heart break sutherland spring like still las vegas orlando charleston aurora blacksburg newtown like every night chicago new orleans baltimore bridgeport end quite possibly powerful statement terrify fact one safe long congress choose absolutely nothing face epidemic time congress shed cowardly cover something congress continually fail act republicans t. murphy diplomatically say safe congress cowardly act lay blame squarely republican colleagues feet sad part gop heed gun lobby shut one way another republicans open eye reality read full statement whoa statement chrismurphyct sutherland spring texas shoot extremely powerful wow pic.twitter.com/4qyp3sh9co erick fernandez erickfernandez november 2017featured image via erich schlegel/getty image senator deliver scathing rebuke gop colleagues one safe