Montana politicians react to the Parkland Florida shooting.
A roundup of Montana's elected officials reax to #ParklandShooting, starting with Gov. Bullock: "thoughts and prayers aren't solutions." (thread) https://t.co/PoANb47O59— Nicky Ouellet (@nickyodoesradio) February 15, 2018
. @SenatorTester: "My heart goes out to everyone affected by the tragedy in Florida. Our schools and communities must always be safe places, free from senseless violence." via Twitter— Nicky Ouellet (@nickyodoesradio) February 15, 2018
. @SteveDaines: "Praying for the victims and their families. Thank you to those responding to this afternoon's terrible shooting in Florida." via Twitter— Nicky Ouellet (@nickyodoesradio) February 15, 2018
. @gianforte: "Officials at every level of government must work together to ensure troubled individuals can be addressed before their behavior can escalate into such a coarse, unthinkable tragedy," sent to me on request for comment— Nicky Ouellet (@nickyodoesradio) February 15, 2018
. @WilliamsForMT: "In Congress, I will support assault weapon controls designed to keep military-style weapons off our streets while protecting responsible owners such as antique collectors and sportsmen. We also must regulate bump stocks." via statement: https://t.co/WLBBQc6VNO— Nicky Ouellet (@nickyodoesradio) February 15, 2018
. @Heenan4Montana: "While protecting the second amendment, we must implement common sense: Close the gun show loophole,” an apparent backtrack of what he said at Dem candidate forum in MSO last week. His quote via statement sent to campaign followers— Nicky Ouellet (@nickyodoesradio) February 15, 2018
. @MattForMontana on campaign Twitter account: "Sending prayers for the victims and family members affected by the horrible violence in Florida this afternoon."— Nicky Ouellet (@nickyodoesradio) February 15, 2018
MT Superintendent of Public Schools @SuptArntzen: " #SchoolSafety must be a top priority in Montana. Our local trustees have broad authority to implement safety protocols that work for their community. I will continue to promote this discussion at the state level..." 1/2— Nicky Ouellet (@nickyodoesradio) February 15, 2018
2/2 "... #MentalHealthAwareness must be talked about in all of our schools. I'm proud to partner with @MSCAMontana to further this discussion in our state," says @SuptArntzen in wake of #ParklandShooting— Nicky Ouellet (@nickyodoesradio) February 15, 2018
. @for_moss tweeted: "As a mom, grandmother & future Congresswoman I will continue working on policies honoring hunting traditions in #Montana & protecting children & domestic partners from gun violence" w/ image of names of ppl killed in mass shootings since she declared her run— Nicky Ouellet (@nickyodoesradio) February 16, 2018
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