[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 80 (Tuesday, June 8, 1999)]
[House]
[Page H3772]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     SCHOOL SAFETY AND GUN VIOLENCE

  (Ms. WOOLSEY asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. WOOLSEY. Mr. Speaker, how much longer do families have to live in 
fear before Congress acts? How many more memorials must our Nation have 
before Congress passes sensible gun control? Those are the questions.
  It appears that the answer is that some politicians would rather have 
the National Rifle Association invest in them than for our Congress to 
invest in our children's future, investing with a sensible gun control 
measure.
  Millions of families across the Nation agree that we need to tighten 
gun control laws. So it is time for the House to act. The Senate has 
done the right thing. Now the House must do the same. If that means 
coming to the floor every day demanding that the Republican leadership 
bring debate on child safety locks, on background checks at gun shows, 
and a prohibition on the import of large magazines, so be it, we are 
going to do it.
  We must pass gun safety legislation, we must make our schools safe, 
and we must do it now.

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