"Virginia Tech tragedy demands gun control"

Statement from the National Council of Churches USA

"My pastor's heart breaks for the families of those who died today," said NCC General Secretary, the Rev. Bob Edgar following today's fatal shooting at Virginia Tech University. Edgar also renewed the NCC's call for meaningful legislation to prevent such gun violence. "Faith leaders have spoken up continually about the epidemic of gun violence in our country," Edgar said. "Despite repeated calls from faith and community leaders to Congress and presidents nothing ever seems to get done to stem the tide."  Edgar, himself a former Member of Congress, lamented that the issue of gun violence seems to get such little attention from those who have the power to do something about it. "How many more will have to die before we say enough is enough?  How many more senseless deaths will have to be counted before we enact meaningful firearms control in this country?  How many more of our pastors, rabbis and imams will have to preside over caskets of innocent victims of gun violence because a nation refused to stop the proliferation of these small weapons of mass destruction?," said Edgar. More.

Note:  Toby Harnden from The Daily Telegraph (UK) is linking to this post today in his on-line column,  Welcome to all our UK visitors.

UPDATE:  After Virginia Tech Churches Need To Jump Start Gun Control Debate