Congress is being called on once again to take meaningful action on to curb gun violence plaguing the nation.  Senator Chris Murphy took to the floor yesterday to talk about the killings of nine people in a church last week in South Carolina.  Murphy says those hanging on the edge of reason and contemplating the unthinkable, take a cue that Congress doesn't really mean it when they condemn mass violence. 

"If we did, we would at the very least try to do something, anything, to stop it.  And we don't."

Murphy attended the inaugural Sandy Hook Promise dinner Tuesday night and spoke about the event on the Senate floor.  Mark Barden talked with Murphy about how his son Daniel, who was killed on 12-14, would have finished 3rd grade last week.  Barden has often told the story of how his son would go sit with a peer he saw was alone.  Murphy related that to the Reverend who was killed at a church in South Carolina last week, as also being from a family of action.

Murphy says Reverend Pinckney and Daniel knew the difference between words and actions.  They understood that actions are what really counts.  He notes that the U.S. gun homicide rate is 20 times higher than that of America's 22 peer nations.

Murphy said removing the Confederate Flag is a necessary, but completely insufficient response.  He says removing one flag from one building doesn't cut it, and neither does a handful of retailers ceasing to sell Confederate Flag paraphernalia.  He does acknowledge that the tidal wave of sentiment to remove the symbol is significant. 

Murphy says Walmart should be congratulated on the move.  But they still advertise an assault weapon online that even their descriptions concedes is designed for use by law enforcement and the military.  He said last year there were at least 92 shootings in Walmarts, 42 people were injured by guns in Walmart, and 16 people died in Walmarts.

Murphy said it's about a culture of hate and violence we've become immune to, it's about guns, it's about mental health.