mass shooting at Michigan State University that claimed the lives of three students and left five wounded Monday night. Ranjeev Puri, the Democratic Majority Whip in the Michigan House of Representatives, posted an official letter on Instagram Tuesday and didn’t hold back his emotions, starting his first sentence with "F*** your thoughts and prayers."RELATED: Michigan State shooting: Resources available to studentsPuri elaborated in the letter by extending condolences to the Michigan State community impacted by the shooting while calling for action to address the senseless gun violence that continues to plague the country."What happened in East Lansing is unfortunately far too common.
Going to school in America, whether it’s pre-school or college, means risking your life everyday to the threat of a mass shooting.
Yet all we have offered up are empty solutions—traumatizing active shooter drills and bulletproof backapacks," he wrote.People visit the Spartan statue on the campus Michigan State University on February 14, 2023 in Lansing, Michigan.
A gunman opened fire on the campus last night killing three students and injuring several others. (Scott Olson/Getty Images) The state representative continued writing "we do not need to live like this" as he explained that the U.S.