Emanuel Cleaver tweeted the following:
"This kind of gun violence only occurs in Americaand its a choice.We can prevent these disturbing and devastating massacres if we want. But thoughts and prayers arent going to cut it.We need concrete action like background checks, red flag laws, and an assault weapons ban. twitter.com/nytimes/status"Read on Twitter
Here are other recent tweets from Emanuel Cleaver:
".@HouseDemocrats have passed several common sense gun safety laws to strengthen background checks and keep weapons of war out of the wrong handswhich should be the absolute bare minimum. Now the Senate must step up and take action to protect Americans. twitter.com/nytimes/status"Read on Twitter
"I am devastated and heartbroken for the families of the victims and the entire Uvalde communitya community that will never be the same again. We must honor each of these beautiful souls by taking concrete steps to #EndGunViolence. Enough is enough! twitter.com/GuardianUS/sta"Read on Twitter
"There are no more words.Im heartbroken. Im distraught. Im enraged that we have made the conscious decision as a nation to allow these awful tragedies to continueand our kids are paying the price.Lord, please forgive us and give us the courage to address gun violence. twitter.com/nytimes/status"Read on Twitter