| Murphy: ‘We Gotta Die Trying’ on Gun Control |
Murphy, who has been governor of New Jersey for all of a month, is out to make his something the answer to a debate that’s become defined by endless rounds of pledges that “something must be done,” which take up attention briefly and then fizzle out—like the pledges from congressional leaders after the Las Vegas massacre five months ago to address bump stocks, which so far have amounted to nothing.
“I’m all for the ‘thoughts and prayers’ and ‘our hearts are with you,’ and symbols matter and words matter, but this is a time for action. And I completely reject this notion that there’s nothing we can do,” Murphy said in an interview for POLITICO’s Off Message podcast. “And I hope at the end of the day, that New Jersey can actually be a model for, ‘You know what, there is something you can do. And they’ve done it.’”
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