|
 "We have to face hard truths about race, violence, guns and
division," Clinton said at the beginning of scheduled remarks at the
annual National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed
Officials conference in Las Vegas.
"How many innocent people in our country from little children,
church members to movie theater attendees, how many people do we
need to see cut down before we act?" Clinton asked.
Clinton was responding to the shooting late Wednesday at a Bible
study at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in
Charleston that left nine dead. She was also referring to the 20
children and six adults killed during the 2012 shooting spree at
Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut, and a rampage at a
Colorado movie theater the same year that left 12 dead.
"So as we mourn and as our hearts break a little more, we will not
forsake those who have been victimized by gun violence, this time we
have to find answers together," Clinton said.
[to top of second column] |
"I pledge to you I will work with you," Clinton told the room of
elected officials. "Let's unite in partnership, not just to talk but
to act."
Clinton has a second campaign stop in Nevada on Thursday at a
veterans' center in Reno.
(Reporting by Amanda Becker in Washington; Writing by Lisa Lambert;
Editing by Peter Cooney and Jonathan Oatis)
[© 2015 Thomson Reuters. All rights
reserved.]
Copyright 2015 Reuters. All rights reserved. This material may not be published,
broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. |
