Tweet - "Ten years ago, an act of senseless mass violence stole the lives of 12 Americans on what should have been a joyful night out. This tragedy shocked Aurora and the nation, inflicting renewed fear for the safety of our own loved ones -- at work, in church and even at the movies."

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"Ten years ago, an act of senseless mass violence stole the lives of 12 Americans on what should have been a joyful night out.

This tragedy shocked Aurora and the nation, inflicting renewed fear for the safety of our own loved ones -- at work, in church and even at the movies.

In the decade since this heart-wrenching attack, America's drumbeat of gun violence has continued to claim innocent lives -- devastating more communities and tearing apart more families.

Driven by the courage of survivors and advocates, Democrats have fought to end the bloodshed.

Last month, @POTUS and the Democratic Congress enacted the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act -- our nation's first major gun violence prevention legislation in nearly three decades.

This was a key step forward, but @HouseDemocrats know that further action is needed to save lives.

The House has twice passed widely-popular background checks legislation.

Last week, we voted to establish an AMBER Alert-style system to warn communities of an active shooting.

And today, @HouseJudiciary is moving forward with a landmark assault weapons ban.

In honor of those killed in Aurora and all those taken from us in the decade since, let us continue fighting to bring our nation's gun epidemic to an end once and for all.

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