Illinois Rep. Rodney Davis, among the Republican congressmen who survived a sniper attack last week, said Sunday this was the “best Father’s Day” of his life and renewed a call for politicians to stop the political vitriol that appears to have inspired a wave of violence across the nation. Five people were shot in the attack, including House Majority Whip Steve Scalise, R-La., and the gunman, James Hodgkinson, who was killed by two U.S. Capitol Police officers on security detail at the practice field in northern Virginia. Davis said security for members of Congress will have to become “more of a priority than we’ve had in the past.” But he stopped short of supporting calls for a change in gun laws that would allow a member of Congress to carry a gun. Let’s stand up to this hate on both sides. Let’s stand up to the rhetoric that has led to this polarization, that has led to bullets being fired on a baseball field a few days ago.”

Source: Fox News June 18, 2017 14:26 UTC