We are heartbroken to see the all-too-familiar images of violence and mayhem at Umpqua Community College. We are grateful to the first responders for their swift action, and stand with the victims, their families, and the entire Roseburg community.

 

Even as we monitor developments in this tragedy, one thing is clear: gun violence represents a national crisis that takes a daily and intolerable toll in human lives. It is within our power to break the cycle of violence, if we work together to face the causes of these incidents head-on. Today’s events in Roseburg underscore that we must not continue to accept the reality that these events happen with predictable regularity in America.