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WASHINGTON - In a speech on the U.S. Senate floor, Sen. Raphael Warnock said more action to prevent gun violence is needed following the deadly shooting at Apalachee High School.
“We must never forget their names,” Warnock said Monday night in his speech about the people killed in the deadly shooting.
Warnock said he was in Winder for a vigil Friday night.
“We should have been there for a football game,” the senator said. “We don’t have to live this way. We don’t have to accept this as a fact of life. We must pray with our lips and we must pray with our actions.”
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Since the incident, school resource officers at Apalachee have been praised for their response to the shooting. Here at home, some parents are expressing concerns if their child’s school is equipped if something happens.
Warnock said bipartisan action is needed to address gun violence.
The senator noted recent gun legislation that ed but said “there’s work for us to do.”
“We have to save the American people from this carnage,” Warnock said. “The American people are calling for change. This is a public safety issue.”
Warnock thanked first responders and educators and said “may we the people of Winder and Apalachee High School.”
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Two teachers and students were killed in the Sept. 4 shooting at the high school in Barrow County’s Winder.
Teachers Cristina Irimie and Richard Aspinwall, along with students Mason Schermerhorn and Christian Angulo, both 14, were killed in the shooting.
Colt Gray, 14, was charged with four counts of felony murder in connection to the shooting. Colin Gray, Colt’s father, was also arrested and charged with four counts of involuntary manslaughter, two counts of second-degree murder and eight counts of cruelty to children. Law enforcement said he knowingly allowed his son to have access to an AR-15-style rifle that was allegedly used in the shooting.
By the numbers
The Gun Violence Archive said that in Georgia schools since 2022, there have been:
- 97 gun incidents
- Five gun fatalities
- 17 gun injuries
- 72 arrests for gun incidents
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