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| https://www.hatch.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/releases?ContentRecord_id=5c906918-aa68-4642-9c2f-c1e26cacbbf4 | Hatch Urges Focus on Facts, Against Knee-Jerk Politics in Wake of San Bernardino Shooting | 2015-12-04 | 2015 | 2015-12 | Republican | House | UT | Orrin Hatch | H000338 | www.hatch.senate.gov | legacy | Washington, D.C.Senator Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, the senior Republican in the United States Senate and a former Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, released a video statement urging the Obama administration to examine the facts rather than take a knee-jerk executive action on gun control. Senator Hatchs full statement: This is a terrible tragedy and my thoughts and prayers go out to the families of the victims and the community of San Bernardino. However, I think we do victims a tremendous disservice by pretending the solution to the terrible violence in our communities is simply to add more gun laws. I was particularly disappointed that the President came out with a call for greater gun control before the violence had even ended in California yesterday. Such knee-jerk reactions, before we even have an opportunity to assess the facts, suggest that these tragic events are seen by some as opportunities to make a point, and push an agenda that often does not match the reality of circumstances. One thing we know is that these shootings are happening in places with very strict gun laws already in place. California has universal background checks and an assault weapons ban thats been around for over 25 years. Paris, the scene of the terrible attacks just weeks ago, has very strict gun laws. The French have no 2nd amendment, no right to bear arms, but they have now had two terrible mass shootings this year. I understand and share the desire to find solutions to this devastating violence, and I believe the victims of these tragedies deserve an honest discussion of the root causes of why these perpetrators choose to harm others. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |