Chris Murphy's profile rises with gun tragedies

[DonViejo]

BY AMIE PARNES AND JORDAIN CARNEY - 10/05/17 06:00 AM EDT

Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) is carving out a national profile with his advocacy for tougher gun control laws.

During the last several years, following the 2012 shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., Murphy has slowly become more of a household name — in part because of his visibility on issues surrounding gun violence.

Mass shootings have become a regular presence in American life, and with each one, Murphy has been at the center pleading for his colleagues to take steps he argues would lower the likelihood of carnage.

Earlier this week, after a lone gunman killed 59 people and left more than 500 injured at a Las Vegas concert, Murphy urged Congress “to get off its ass.” The 44-year-old senator has pledged to introduce an updated version of a bill calling for background checks to stop a person with a criminal past or a history of mental illness from buying a gun.

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[ClarendonDem]

1. Dems should have passed the background check law

When they had the presidency, house and senate. Perhaps we can get it through now, but even if it passed Congress I wonder if Trump would sign it.

[Eliot Rosewater]

2. Ahh yes, democrats or OBAMA's fault

jesus christ

[ClarendonDem]

4. Your reaction confuses me -- exactly what is wrong

With noting that Dems, when they had a great chance to do so, should have passed gun control that was overwhelmingly popular? Do you disagree? And exactly where in my post do I assign blame to anyone? The legislation needed 60 votes and did't get it, so of course it isn't the "democrats or OBAMA's fault" that we don't have UBCs, and I didn't say it was. You are reading way too much into a comment. Christ.

[Eliot Rosewater]

5. Your response is as if you didnt type the one I responded to

[ClarendonDem]

6. You didn't answer any of my questions

Where does my post lay blame on anyone? Which part of it do you disagree with? You attack my post but can't explain why?

[Eliot Rosewater]

7. You are wasting your time, i wont play your game

you said

Dems should have passed the background check law

When they had the presidency, house and senate.

blame is written all over that for everyone to see

[ismnotwasm]

8. You seem well versed on guns and gun control, or the lack thereof

I am surprised given the history of introduced Gun control legislation, you thought Democrats could have passed meaningful legislation during the short years of being in “control”

[mcar]

10. They were actually only in control of the Senate for a couple months

People forget that Al Franken's seat was held up by a very long recount. Then, soon after he was seated, Ted Kennedy died.

[ismnotwasm]

12. Ah!

I was looking up introduced gun control legislation—I see this “when Dems were in control” meme fairly often, I always wonder “when was that?”

[mcar]

13. Yeah, it's one of those zombie myths

It never dies!

[MineralMan]

9. "Dems," eh?

Not one, are you? That's a funny way to put it if you are a Democrat, I think.

[mcar]

11. "Dems" had a Senate majority for a very short time

They were trying to prevent a 2nd Depression, save the auto industry and get health insurance for tens of millions.

I'm very proud of what President Obama and Dems did during that time.

[Initech]

3. The GOP should be raked over the coals for what they did to Newtown.

Instead they get rewarded for it, and they're going to do it again.