[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 37 (Wednesday, March 29, 2000)]
[House]
[Page H1484]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




           CONGRESS MUST PASS SENSIBLE GUN SAFETY LEGISLATION

  (Ms. LEE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. LEE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to support the passage of sensible 
gun safety legislation. These laws would help bring an end to the many 
unnecessary deaths occurring at the hands of our children and upon our 
children.
  We promised the American people commonsense gun control. We have not 
delivered on that promise. In fact, we have gone in the other 
direction, engaging in a war of words only. Now the Congress must act 
responsibly and at least insist that the conferees to the juvenile 
justice bill meet immediately.
  In my district in Northern California, the Oakland City Council has 
taken a strong stance on gun safety. They are putting human lives first 
by prohibiting the sale of compact handguns, penalizing firearms straw 
sales, and prohibiting people under the age of 18 from entering 
establishments that display firearms.
  Yet here in Congress we will not even take the minimum steps, such as 
child safety trigger locks, to ensure the safety of our children. We 
can no longer afford to play partisan politics while so many children's 
lives remain at stake. We must pass gun safety legislation, and demand 
that the conferees to the juvenile justice bill meet immediately.

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