Tweet - "5 years ago today, 12 little girls, 8 little boys, and 6 educators were senselessly & heinously murdered at #SandyHook a mere 11 days before they were supposed to celebrate the Christmas holiday w their family & friends. It remains one of the darkest days of my time in Congress."

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"5 years ago today, 12 little girls, 8 little boys, and 6 educators were senselessly & heinously murdered at #SandyHook a mere 11 days before they were supposed to celebrate the Christmas holiday w their family & friends. It remains one of the darkest days of my time in Congress."

"And sadly, Congress has done nothing -- nothing -- to try to prevent another senseless tragedy like #SandyHook from happening again. Instead, last week, the GOP-controlled House of Reps. passed legislation that would weaken gun laws on the books in many states, including Illinois."

"While mass shootings continue to occur with horrifying frequency in the U.S., the gun lobby and the Republican Congress are trying to weaken laws that keep guns out of the hands of dangerous individuals. That is wrong."

"We have seen far too many lives lost -- in #SandyHook, in Chicago, in towns and communities across America -- to stand by silently. We must act to reduce the deadly toll of gunfire."

"I promise to continue to fight on behalf of gun violence victims, including the children & women who were murdered at #SandyHook five years ago. They will not be forgotten."

@SenatorDurbin

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