[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 135 (Thursday, September 26, 1996)]
[House]
[Pages H11233-H11234]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                             VICTIMS RIGHTS

  (Ms. FURSE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. FURSE. Mr. Speaker, yesterday a Congressman tried to stop 
Congress from forbidding sale of guns to child abusers. Shame. 
Yesterday in Portland, OR, my town, a man opened fire in a church, 
injuring four people, including a pregnant woman.
  The NRA opposed the Brady bill. The NRA opposed the assault weapon 
ban. I

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believe the time has come when we must stand up for the rights of 
victims of gun violence, not the rights of perpetrators of gun 
violence. We Americans have a basic right. It is the right to be safe 
in our homes, on our streets, and in our churches.

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