[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 124 (Wednesday, September 22, 1999)]
[House]
[Page H8473]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




          HOW MANY MORE CHILDREN'S LIVES WILL END BY GUNFIRE?

  (Mrs. LOWEY asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. LOWEY. Mr. Speaker, how many more children's lives will be ended 
by gunfire? How many more tears will parents shed?

                              {time}  1015

  Mr. Speaker, it is time to act. We must pass gun safety legislation 
now.
  Mr. Speaker, I am here to continue the roll of names of children who 
have been killed by gunfire since Columbine:
  Dominic E. Johnson, age 16, killed by gunfire on June 1, 1999, St. 
Louis, Missouri;.
  A.J. Flores, age 13, killed by gunfire on June 2, 1999, Grand 
Prairie, Texas;.
  William Floyd, age 18, killed by gunfire on June 2, 1999, Washington, 
D.C.;.
  Ricky Salizar, age 12, killed by gunfire on June 2, 1999, Roswell, 
New Mexico;.
  Rodney Nelson, age 17, killed by gunfire on June 3, 1999, Detroit, 
Michigan.

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