[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 48 (Thursday, April 28, 1994)]
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[Congressional Record: April 28, 1994]
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                        THE ASSAULT WEAPONS BAN

  (Ms. SCHENK asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. SCHENK. Mr. Speaker, 2 weeks ago, a constituent of mine, Murray 
Callan was shot to death while walking to a video store while on 
vacation. Murray Callan was truly a legend in San Diego. For the past 
40 years he taught swimming lessons to children and was beloved by 
many, many young San Diegans. His death is a tremendous loss to our 
community.
  Last week I received a letter from Mr. Callan's son, Glen, urging me 
to do what I can to take guns off the streets and out of the hands of 
criminals. He offered to stand with me in the fight to ban assault 
weapons.
  Glen, I accept your offer and I promise to do all that I can to see 
that an assault weapons ban passes the House.
  To those of my colleagues who say, ``Guns don't kill people. People 
kill people,'' I say stop insulting the intelligence of the American 
people.
  The assault weapons ban is smart, sensible gun control legislation 
that has been endorsed by every major law enforcement group in the 
country. I urge my colleagues to support an assault weapons ban.

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