Story highlights Sen. Chris Murphy is a Connecticut Democrat known for his gun control advocacyHe tweeted Monday "None of this ends unless we do something to stop it." (CNN) Chris Murphy is unapologetically playing politics in the wake of the largest mass shooting in modern American history Sunday night in Las Vegas. "There are, and the thoughts and prayers of politicians are cruelly hollow if they are paired with continued legislative indifference. "To my colleagues: your cowardice to act cannot be whitewashed by thoughts and prayers," he tweeted . "We can and must put politics aside, stand up to the NRA, and work together to try to stop this from happening again."

Source: CNN October 02, 2017 17:58 UTC