[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 140 (Monday, October 30, 2000)]
[Senate]
[Pages S11365-S11366]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        VICTIMS OF GUN VIOLENCE

  Mr. DURBIN. 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.

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  October 30, 1999:
  Hichem Belhouchet, 31, Houston, TX;
  Joel Cobrales, 21, Chicago, IL;
  Gustavo Delgado, 81, Miami-Dade County, FL;
  Ollie T. Fisher, 34, Chicago, IL;
  Jermaine Jones, 21, St. Louis, MO;
  Woodrow Kelly, 51, Washington, DC;
  Deshawn Powell, 28, Detroit, MI;
  Paula Proper, 33, Rockford, IL;
  Lewis Queen, Washington, DC;
  Fidel Quiros, 41, Miami-Dade County, FL;
  Derrick Redd, 19, Chicago, IL;
  Quinten Reed, 18, Nashville, TN;
  Antonio Sanchez, 24, Charlotte, NC;
  Tanisha Simmons, 17, Detroit, MI;
  David Walterson, 36, Miami-Dade County, FL; and
  Unidentified Male, 26, Newark, NJ.
  Following are the names of some of the people who were killed by 
gunfire one year ago Saturday and Sunday.
  October 28, 1999:
  Duane Brown, 17, Chicago, IL;
  John Cardoza, 24, Denver, CO;
  David Clemons, 35, Bridgeport, CT;
  Melvin K. Owens, 28, Chicago, IL;
  Victor Rijos, 25, Bridgeport, CT;
  Tom Shields, 54, Detroit, MI;
  Nelson J. Sullivan, 17, Chicago, IL;
  Alicia Valladares, 30, Houston, TX;
  Nyere Waller, 25, Oklahoma City, OK;
  Cameron Wojaciechaski, 22, Detroit, MI;
  Michael Yslas, 54, Oakland, CA; and
  Unidentified Male, 15, Chicago, IL.
  October 29, 1999:
  Tobey Antone, 18, Louisville, KY;
  Richard Brumfield, 42, Louisville, KY;
  Kenyatta Evans, 28, Detroit, MI;
  Troy Johnson, 38, Oakland, CA;
  James Middleton, 40, Baltimore, MD;
  Rasheed Mohammed, 22, Binghamton, NY;
  Jesus Rodriquez, 24, Dallas, TX;
  Rene Wright, 38, Fort Worth, TX.
  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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