SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. - Today, in response to the massacre of at least 20 people at a Wal-Mart in El Paso, TX, Presidential Candidate Tom Steyer issued the following statement:
“My heart goes out to the families and friends of those lost and injured today in the horrific El Paso massacre. I will not offer my thoughts and prayers -- these words have become meaningless with the endless carnage inflicted upon the American people by guns. But I will offer this: a promise that if I am elected president, I will go toe-to-toe with the National Rifle Association and gun manufacturers to reform the gun laws in our country.
The NRA’s stranglehold on sensible gun reform popular with the vast majority of the American public is a symptom of a greater disease -- a failed government in Washington, D.C. that is beholden to corporate money. This system is preserving the profits of gun manufacturers at the expense of our children, our families, and our communities. I stand with El Paso, ready to fight for a better, safer tomorrow for all of us.”
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