Senator who represented Sandy Hook begs for gun compromise after Texas shooting

An American flag flies at half-mast at the White House in Washington, to honour the victims of the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas (Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP)

Connecticut US Senator Chris Murphy, who came to Congress representing Sandy Hook, has begged his colleagues to finally pass legislation that addresses the nation’s continuing gun violence problem as the country’s latest school shooting unfolded in Texas.

Mr Murphy took to the floor and demanded that legislators do what they failed to do after 26 students and teachers were killed in Newtown, the area he represented as a congressman.