response horrific orlando shoot simultaneously label terrorist attack hate crime democratic senator bob casey monday introduce legislation ban american convict hate crime legally purchase gun.titled hate crimes prevention act bill tie together exist legislation regard fall scope hate crime misdemeanor motivate part hate bias relate race color religion national origin gender sexual orientation gender identity disability misdemeanor make hate crime misdemeanors include low-level assault threats harassment property damage.in statement release website casey describe bill common sense say prove commit criminal act base hate absolutely access gun common sense time members congress something member congress say care security take step keep gun wrong hand ensure law enforcement resources need keep communities safe.casey office also remind public accord national crime victimization survey data 259,000 hate crimes happen year unite state years 2010 2014 alone 43,000 hate crimes commit firearm.these people access gun period.the bill introduce house representatives february democrat david cicilline rhode island currently hold committee govtrack give bill less percent chance enact simple bill like casey would prevent sale disposition possession shipment transportation firearm base enhance hate crime misdemeanor sentence let sit back see republicans try worm way no-brainer piece legislation background check gun show stop terrorists get gun know respond one.featured image via alex wong/getty image dem senator introduce bill ban hate crime offenders purchase gun