[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 67 (Thursday, May 25, 2000)]
[Senate]
[Page S4407]
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                   TRIBUTE TO VICTIMS OF GUN VIOLENCE

  Mrs. MURRAY. Mr. President, I thank my colleague for yielding to me.
  I come to the floor for a brief moment to pay tribute to the victims 
of gun violence who were killed one year ago today.
  We are all familiar with the incidents of gun violence in our 
schools; from Columbine to Springfield, OR, to Paducah, KY, and 
unfortunately to so many other schools and communities.
  Gun violence is particularly disturbing when it happens in a school.
  But gun violence happens everywhere. A member of my staff lost a son 
to gun violence. Her son was simply stopping at a convenience store 
when he was robbed and killed.
  How many families have to suffer unnecessarily before this Congress 
passes commonsense gun control legislation?
  The U.S. Conference of Mayors has maintained a list of the thousands 
of Americans have been killed by gunfire since the Columbine tragedy.
  Until we act, Democrats in the Senate will read some of the names of 
those who lost their lives to gun violence in the past year.
  We will continue to do so every day that the Senate is in session 
until this Republican Congress acts on sensible gun control 
legislation.
  Here are the names of a few Americans who died due to gun violence 
one year ago today:
  Antwan Brooks, 26, Pittsburgh, PA;
  James A Brown, 22, Chicago, IL;
  Kenneth Cork, 46, Houston, TX;
  Marsha Cress, 32, Fort Worth, TX;
  Kenneth L. Mack, 49, Chicago, IL;
  Michael Powers, 29, Atlanta, GA;
  Howard Rice, 31, Baltimore, MD;
  Fernando Rojas, 17, Chicago, IL;
  Rodney Wayne Smith, 33, Washington, DC;
  Rolando Williams, 17, Pittsburgh, PA; and
  Earlwin Wright, 22, Chicago, IL.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Kansas.

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