[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 105 (Monday, September 11, 2000)]
[Senate]
[Page S8339]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        VICTIMS OF GUN VIOLENCE

  Mr. DORGAN. 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 the names of some of 
those who have 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.
  September 11, 1999:
  Terry Baines, 21, Houston, TX;
  Rodrigo Barrera, 23, Chicago, IL;
  Armida Enriquez-Sotelo, 30, Denver, CO;
  Kris Frazier, 26, Oakland, CA;
  Jose Frezzia, 44, Miami, FL;
  Anthony Harris, 25, Chicago, IL;
  Camiela Hinds, 36, Nashville, TN;
  Rendell Hamilton, 23, Detroit, MI;
  Jose McDuffie, 34, Philadelphia, PA;
  Joseph Mendoza, 17, Houston, TX;
  Mickey Peace, Dallas, TX;
  Maurice Jackson, 24, Oklahoma City, OK;
  Jose Monge-Rodriguez, 31, Denver, CO;
  James K. Nelson, 56, Seattle, WA;
  Hugh Rollins, San Francisco, CA;
  James Thorne, 46, Philadelphia, PA;
  Unidentified Male, 25, Newark, NJ;
  Unidentified Male, Newark, NJ;
  Unidentified Male, San Francisco, CA;
  Unidentified Male, 45, York, PA.
  One of the gun violence victims I mentioned, 56-year-old James Nelson 
of Seattle, was shot in the chest and killed one year ago today when he 
went into his kitchen to investigate a noise he heard outside. James 
was shot through his kitchen window and died on the floor while trying 
to call for help.
  Another victim, 30-year-old Armida Enriquez-Sotelo of Denver, was 
shot and killed one year ago today by her estranged husband during an 
argument before he turned the gun on himself.
  Following are other victims of gun violence who died one year ago 
this weekend.
  September 9, 2000:
  Carlos Amador, 33, Dallas, TX;
  Lionel Glover, 23, Chicago, IL;
  Annie Goodman, 73, Miami, FL;
  Marlys Harper, 28, Elkhart, IN;
  Michael Hooten, 34, Atlanta, GA;
  Michael L. Murphy, Jr., 19, Chicago, IL;
  Courtney Smith, 45, Houston, TX;
  Harold Waytus, 79, St. Louis, MO;
  Richard Williams, 43, Chicago, IL;
  Robert Young, 32, Baltimore, MD;
  Unidentified Male, 16, San Jose, CA.
  September 10, 2000:
  Donald Burford, 51, Dallas, TX;
  Daniel Delarge, 21, Philadelphia, PA;
  Curly Faulkner, 22, Memphis, TN;
  Mardio House, 26, Baltimore, MD;
  Evon Morgan, 48, Dallas, TX;
  Brian Robinson, 32, New Orleans, LA;
  Anthony Sanders, 24, Chicago, IL;
  Gholam Sohelinia, 48, Nashville, TN;
  Frank Walsh, 41, Philadelphia, PA;
  Cory L. Ward, 23, Gary, IN;
  Tavaris Williams, 22, Baltimore, MD;
  Unidentified Male, 42, Nashville, TN.
  We cannot sit back and allow such senseless gun violence to continue. 
The deaths of these people are a reminder to all of us that we need to 
enact sensible gun legislation now.

                          ____________________