Who lost their lives tragically 18 years ago, and to make sure that we never forget what happened then. I vividly remember that morning in my own office in jasper, indiana. Didnt have tv. Somebody there brought it up on the internet. That second plane flew into the building. Happened know what with the first one. We knew what happened with the second. Center rick scott and i recently over thep summer break took a trip to israel. All of that went into preparedness, the evil that lurks around the world. I see it begin up close to where it always makes you wonder, how can you live like that . How can you be prepared when you know thereno are always individuals, countries out there just like in 1941, just like in 2001. Imagine living in a country where the entire border, surrounded by a fence or wall, to keep people out. And in the really tough places theres another barrier. And in the really tough places, a dirt berm. That drove home again how important it is to be prepared and to always
Across our land. I remember the sights and sounds of parents at the firehouse in sandy hook on the horrible day in 2012 when 20 beautiful children and six great educators died. The firehouse is where parents went to find out whether their children were okay. And the way they found out was that their children either appeared or they did not. For them in the cries and sobbing they experienced, the expressions of anguish, the look on those faces was only the beginning of their nightmare. But it transformed connecticut. And what we did in connecticut was to adopt commonsense measure, comprehensive steps to stop gun violence. But the lesson of connecticut is not only that those steps have reduced gun violence including homicide but also that states with the strongest laws are still on the the in ersy of the one mercy of the ones with the weakest because guns have no respect for state boundaries. They cross state lines and they do damage and death in states like connecticut with strong guns
Beforget what happened then. I vividly remember that morning in my own office in jasper indiana. I didnt have a tv, somebody there brought it up on the internet. The second plane flew into the building. Never forget that image because we didnt know what happened with the first one. We knew what happened with the second. Senator rick scott and i recently over the summer break took a trip to israel. All of that that went into preparedness the evil that lurks around the world. I see it again up close to where it always makes you wonder how can you live like that . How can you be prepared when you know they are always individuals countries out there just like in 1941 just like in 2001. Imagine living in a country where your entire border surrounded by fence or wall to keep people out in the really tough places there is another barrier. In the really tough places a dirt berm. That drove home again how important it is to be prepared and to always be strong when it comes to defending his coun