[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 146 (Tuesday, November 14, 2000)]
[Senate]
[Page S11528]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        VICTIMS OF GUN VIOLENCE

  Mr. LEVIN. Mr. President, it has been over a year since the Columbine 
tragedy, but still this Congress refuses to act on sensible gun 
legislation.
  Since Columbine, thousands of Americans have been killed by gunfire. 
Last Tuesday, on Election Day, voters in Colorado and Oregon fed up 
with such violence voted overwhelmingly to close the gun-show loophole, 
which extends background checks to all prospective purchasers of 
firearms at gun shows. Voters in those states recognized the need to 
pass responsible gun laws that can keep our schools and streets safe. 
Now, Congress should follow their lead.
  Until Congress acts, those of us in the Senate who are committed to 
enacting responsible gun laws, will read the names of a number of those 
who have lost their lives to gun violence in the past year. The 
following are the names of some of the people who were killed by 
gunfire one year ago today.


                           November 14, 1999

  Kenneth Jeffcoat, 18, Washington, DC;
  George Jones, 20, Washington, DC;
  Derrick Rogers, 43, Detroit, MI;
  Andrian Thomas, 23, Detroit, MI;
  Unidentified male, 25, Long Beach, CA;
  Unidentified male, 20, Norfolk, VA; and
  Unidentified male, San Francisco, CA.
  Following are the names of some of the people who were killed by 
gunfire one year ago on November 2, 1999, the last day the Senate was 
in session.


                            November 2, 1999

  Robert Lee Covington, 51, Memphis, TN;
  Carey Jackson, 34, Fort Worth, TX;
  Eddie Kennedy, 28, Atlanta, GA;
  Victor Killebrew, 36, St. Louis, MO;
  Dwayne Lemon, 36, Chicago, IL;
  Douglas Pendleton, 30, Chicago, IL;
  Joseph Slater, 19, Kansas City, MO;
  Angel Walker, 20, St. Louis, MO;
  Charles Watts, 19, Philadelphia, PA;
  Unidentified female, San Francisco, CA;
  Unidentified male, 40, Honolulu, HI;
  Unidentified male, 30, Honolulu, HI;
  Unidentified male, 58, Honolulu, HI;
  Unidentified male, 54, Honolulu, HI;
  Unidentified male, 46, Honolulu, HI;
  Unidentified male, 36, Honolulu, HI; and
  Unidentified male, 36, Honolulu, HI.
  The deaths of these people are a reminder to all of us that Congress 
must enact sensible gun legislation now.

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