What occurred at our nation s Capitol this week is shocking and unprecedented, but it s what now happens in our children s schools on average every 12 days.
In fact, this is only the third fatal shooting incident to have ever taken place in the US Capitol only the second one in the past century. Meanwhile, there were four fatal school shootings this past year alone and it s worth noting that schools across the nation were mostly shut down in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic. Over the past 10 years, there have been roughly 230 school shootings with 375 victims.
What s more, it is the very legislative body that resides in the US Capitol that has done relatively nothing to keep America s children from having to perform active-shooter drills before they learn how to read. It s this Congress that did nothing after the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in 2012 that cost 26 people including 20 children between the ages of 6 and 7 their lives. And it s the same Congress
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Lawmakers in dramatic photo of Capitol assault recount terrifying scene
The sound of voices and possible gunshots filled the halls of the U.S. Capitol Wednesday as pro-Trump rioters stormed the building, and Pennsylvania Representative Susan Wild worried she was not going to make it home. There was chaos and confusion, she said on CBS This Morning Thursday. I had never been in a situation like that.
Wild and her colleagues were gathered in the House chamber to confirm President-elect Joe Biden s Electoral College victory when mobs overwhelmed the thin law enforcement presence and entered the building.
Representatives on the first floor of the chamber were evacuated. Lawmakers on the gallery floor were forced to take cover near their seats.
Trump supporters have taken the Senate floor https://t.co/Cmq3tYBrU9
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CNN, one woman has been shot.
According to a 2:12 pm tweet from NBC news reporter Frank Thorp, the mob is currently on the floor of the Senate. Congressmen and women are hiding behind furniture as they shelter in place. There was a request made for the deployment of the National Guard and as of 3:37 pm EST, it has been approved.
I just talked to CJCS Chairman Mark Milley. National Guard troops have been approved. They are already in coordination with DC law enforcement in order to restore order. Army Secretary McCarthy confirmed the same to House Armed Services Committee Chairman Adam Smith.
January 01, 2021
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Republican Texas Rep. Louie Gohmert said over 140 members of Congress will object during Congress’s counting of the Electoral College vote on Jan. 6.
Gohmert and a group of other GOP figures filed a brief Friday in a Texas court against Vice President Mike Pence in an effort to overturn the 2020 presidential election. The lawsuit focuses on Pence, who will oversee the upcoming Jan. 6 meeting of Congress to count states’ electoral votes and finalize President-elect Joe Biden’s victory over President Donald Trump.
In the brief, Gohmert claims there are 140 members of Congress who will object during the Jan. 6 meeting of Congress.