[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 89 (Wednesday, July 12, 2000)]
[Senate]
[Page S6567]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        VICTIMS OF GUN VIOLENCE

  Mr. DASCHLE. Mr. President, it has been more than a year since the 
Columbine tragedy, but still this Republican Congress refuses to act on 
sensible gun legislation.
  Since Columbine, thousands of Americans have been killed by gunfire. 
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, and we 
will continue to do so every day that the Senate is in session.
  In the name of those who died, we will continue this fight. Following 
are the names of some of the people who were killed by gunfire one year 
ago today.
  July 12, 1999:
  Craig Briskey, 15, Atlanta, GA; Deleane Briskey, 33, Atlanta, GA; 
Torsha Briskey, 16, Atlanta, GA; Darius Cox, 31, Baltimore, MD; Willie 
Dampier, 31, Lansing, MI; Albert Fain, 25, Cincinnati, OH; Victor 
Gonzalez, 20, Holyoke, MA; Larry W. Gray, 52, Memphis, TN; Arvell 
Henderson, 28, St. Louis, MO; Essie Hugley, 37, Atlanta, GA; Wardell L. 
Jackson, 19, Chicago, IL; William Kuhn, 25, Pittsburgh, PA; Antoine 
Lucas, 9, Atlanta, GA; David Antonio Lucas, 13, Atlanta, GA; Edgar 
McDaniel, 34, Atlanta, GA; Sims Miller, 32, St. Louis, MO; Erica Reyes, 
20, Holyoke, MA; Darryl Solomon, 28, Detroit, MI; James Sweeden, 48, 
Dallas, TX; Anthony White, Detroit, MI; Darrell Lewis White, 28, 
Memphis, TN; Unidentified male, 15, Chicago, IL.
  Deleane Brisky from Atlanta was one of six people I mentioned who was 
shot and killed one year ago today. On that day, her ex-boyfriend burst 
into her home, killed her, her sister and four of her six children. The 
gunman then shot and wounded her 11-year-old son Santonio, who was 
hiding in a closet, before turning the gun on himself.
  The time has come to enact sensible gun legislation. These people, 
who lost their lives in tragic acts of gun violence, are a reminder of 
why we need to take action now.

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