Kerr said Americans are being “held hostage” by 50 senators who have refused to vote on HR 8, a bill that would require background checks for the private transfers of firearms that the House passed in March 2021.
“There’s a reason they won’t vote on it to hold onto power. So I ask you, Mitch McConnell — I ask all of you senators who refuse to do anything about the violence and school shootings and supermarket shootings — are you going to put your own desire for power ahead of the lives of our children and our elderly and our churchgoers?” he continued. “You realize that 90% of Americans, regardless of political party, want background checks? … It’s pathetic. I’ve had enough.”
Kerr’s father, Malcolm H. Kerr, was assassinated by gunmen in 1984. His passion for defending victims of gun violence — as well as buckling down in the face of tragedy — has been well documented.
Source: https://www.buzzfeed.com/kelseyweekman/uvalde-texas-elementary-shooting-response-social-media
