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The chaplain who leads prayers in the US Senate, Barry C Black, has said that "thoughts and prayers" are not enough after the Nashville shooting at a church school. While Democrats have urged meaningful gun control reform, many Republicans have offered thoughts and prayers instead. Black has called for problem-solving and urged lawmakers to battle the demonic forces that seek to engulf the country.
Senate chaplain, retired Rear Adm. Barry C. Black, delivered a rare and pointed plea for lawmakers to take action after a shooter killed six people at a private Christian school in Nashville. Black called for lawmakers to move beyond thoughts and prayers and reminded them of the words of Edmund Burke: “All that is necessary for evil to triumph is for good people to do nothing.” While House Majority Leader Steve Scalise dismissed talk of gun legislation, House Democrats renewed their calls for “meaningful gun safety legislation.”