[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 125 (Thursday, September 23, 1999)]
[House]
[Page H8561]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 LET US PASS REAL GUN SAFETY REFORM NOW

  (Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I stood here yesterday and I 
will stand here many more days, if it takes our presence on the floor 
to cause this Congress to pass real gun safety reform.
  I stand here to continue the rollcall of dead children who have been 
killed by gunfire since Columbine. Mr. Speaker, it is important that we 
close the gun show loopholes that will disallow criminals and others 
who should not have guns from getting guns. It will disallow those who 
would kill our children or would put guns in the hands of our children 
that they might accidentally shoot each other.
  Mr. Speaker, are my colleagues aware that unlike our movie theaters 
where one must be accompanied by an adult for certain type movies, that 
children can randomly go through gun shows with no supervision? Yes, 
Mr. Speaker, we need real gun safety reform, the elimination of 
automatic clips. We need to protect our children, and it is for that 
reason I stand here today to read the rollcall of our dead children who 
died by gunfire:
  Timothy Rodriguez, age 16, killed by gunfire on August 7, 1999, 
Peoria, Arizona; Preston Posey, age 14, killed by gunfire on August 8, 
1999, Louisville, Kentucky; Jaire Soler, age 15, killed by gunfire on 
August 8, 1999, Bronx, New York.

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