[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 125 (Tuesday, October 10, 2000)]
[Senate]
[Page S10149]
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.
  October 10, 1999:
  Delbert Deaton, Dallas, TX; Sedric Gillespie, 24, Denver, CO; Julian 
Lanier, 31, Denver, CO; Maria-Teresa Marquicias, San Francisco, CA; 
Dexter Lamont McKee, 19, Washington, DC; Cherry L. Minor, 22, New 
Orleans, LA; Donald Nelms, 56, Hollywood, FL; Jack Nowlin, 63, Miami-
Dade County, FL; Joseph Ridual, San Francisco, CA; Noel Ridual, San 
Francisco, CA; Cliff Roberts, 22, Bloomington, IN; Baltazar Torres, 18, 
Wilmington, DE; Craig Watkins, 23, Baltimore, MD; Derrick White, 30, 
Oakland, CA; Anthony M. Witt, 27, Chicago, IL; Unidentified Male, 26, 
Norfolk, VA; and Unidentified Male, San Francisco, CA.
  One victim of gun violence I mentioned, 22-year-old Cherry Minor of 
New Orleans, was pregnant when she was shot and killed one year ago 
today. Cherry was at home with her two small children and a friend when 
her husband forced his way into her house and shot her in the head. 
Cherry was separated from her husband, who police say had a history of 
domestic violence.
  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.

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