Colorado Governor Jared Polis, and other elected leaders have tweeted about the Boulder shooting, expressing condolences and anger. Polis said Late Monday, he mourns with all the Coloradans, saying, “Today we have seen the face of evil.”
State Representative Tom Sullivan also shared his condolences to the victims and their families and outrage at the events. Sullivan lost his son in the Aurora Theater shooting in 2012. “Just don’t have the words and do everything I can to maintain the strength I’ll need to get through this day. We don’t have to live like this. We need to do more! ” he tweeted.
Representative Joe Neguse, who is in the Boulder district, shared sharp words for the ongoing tragedy Americans endure.
Twenty-one years ago, as a young college student in Douglas County, I joined many Coloradans to cry over the victims of the terrible Columbine High massacre, ten minutes from my high school. Two years ago, I felt the fear that so many Coloradans learned about the shooting at the STEM School in Highlands Ranch, where my niece – a kindergarten – was incarcerated while we all cried for the tragic loss of life And tonight I cry for the families of my constituents who tragically lost their live in yet another mass shooting. “
“Enough is enough,” he said in part.
“Americans should feel safe in their grocery stores. They should feel safe in their schools, in their movie theaters, and in their communities. While Congress hesitates to implement meaningful gun violence prevention measures, Americans – and Coloradans – are becoming more and more secure. murdered before our very eyes – day after day, year after year. “
It doesn’t have to be that way. There are steps we can take – and must take – to protect our community; common sense, broad-based proposals that will save lives. If we are truly invested in saving lives, then we must have the willpower to act and implement meaningful arms reform. The time of inactivity is over. “
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