[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 29 (Wednesday, March 15, 2000)]
[House]
[Page H1001]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         GUN CONTROL IN AMERICA

  (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, some months ago I indicated 
that I would be on the floor on a regular basis bringing to the 
attention of this Congress and to the American people that 13 children 
die every day at the hands of a gun. Thirteen children die every day.
  But yet this Congress, of which I am a Member, and the House 
Committee on the Judiciary Conference Committee on Gun Safety and 
Juvenile Justice, refused to meet.
  On the other hand, gun-responsible legislation such as trigger locks, 
smart gun, and the legislation that I intend to offer that will provide 
educational programs and incentives to schools, hold parents and adults 
responsible for children that get guns has not been able to see the 
light of day.
  But, on the other side, the National Rifle Association thinks we can 
save lives by ugly and undermining advertisement.
  Well, Mr. Speaker, they can advertise all day long with all kinds of 
anecdotes, but they cannot save lives. It is time for the Conference 
Committee on Gun Safety and Juvenile Justice to meet and to meet now.
  Mr. Speaker, let me just say to Mr. Walter Hall that I offer to his 
family my greatest sympathy.

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