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Senators tell Washington Post they regret gun votes after Sandy Hook

Four current and three former senators who initially opposed an assault weapons ban following the Sandy Hook shooting now admit their mistake.
Some senators expressed feeling pressured by NRA supporters and the organization itself, while others regretted not supporting gun control measures.
Former Senator Heidi Heitkamp sincerely apologized to Sandy Hook families for her passive response and lack of action.

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Salon

Senators that opposed gun reform after Sandy Hook now "regret" votes

"I didn’t feel at the time like this was my issue" at the time, one senator said. Now "it’s everyone’s issue."

1 year ago·San Francisco, United States

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Bearing Arms

Senators Express Regret for Defending Your Rights

Four current senators and three former senators are saying they regret protecting your right to keep and bear arms, but do they?

1 year ago

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The Messenger

Senators 'Regret' Blocking Gun Reform After Sandy Hook, With One 'Extraordinarily Sorry': Report

Four current senators and three former ones have come out to express contrition for not backing gun control measures in the aftermath of the Sandy Hook shooting

1 year ago·New York, United States

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The Washington Post

After Sandy Hook, they voted no. Now these senators want new gun laws.

After a decade of mass killings and surging AR-15 sales, four current and three former senators recant some or all of their 2013 positions on restricting assault weapons in emotional interviews with The Post.

1 year ago

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Joe.My.God.

Dem Senators Regret Their Votes After Sandy Hook

The Washington Post reports: Now, as mass shootings have become more frequent in the decade since Sandy Hook, four current senators and three former senators have taken the remarkable step of recanting some or all of their 2013 positions. In emotional interviews with The Washington Post in recent weeks, some expressed deep regret for not …

1 year ago

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Mediaite

‘Extraordinarily Sorry’: Seven Senators Tell The Washington Post they Regret Blocking Gun Reform After Sandy Hook

The Washington Post on Wednesday published a devastating profile of seven U.S. Senators reflecting on their votes following the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in 2012. The Post spoke to the senators – six Democrats and one independent – all of whom voted against gun reform measures after the deadly shooting, but have now had a change of heart. The article by Peter Wallsten and Paul Kane begins with a lobbyist recalling then Sen. H…

1 year ago·United States

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