[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 71 (Thursday, May 1, 2008)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E803]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  THE DAILY 45: A SUBURBAN YOUTH SNAPS

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                           HON. BOBBY L. RUSH

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                          Thursday May 1, 2008

  Mr. RUSH. Madam Speaker, the Department of Justice tells us that, 
everyday, 45 people, on average, are fatally shot in the United States. 
And while needless gun-related deaths continue to take place at a 
savage pace on Chicago's streets, including my district, we're not the 
only community in crisis.
  The 45 people who die somewhere in America come in all shapes, sizes, 
colors and zip codes. In February of this year, in suburban 
Cockeysville, Maryland, 16-year-old Nicholas Browning confessed to 
taking his father's 9 mm Smith and Wesson and walking through his home 
and taking the lives of both his parents and his two younger brothers. 
According to his attorney, young Nicholas, an avid Sunday school 
student, apparently snapped for reasons unknown. One can only imagine 
what might have been if whatever demons he was confronting did not lead 
him to grab a gun.
  Americans of conscience must come together to stop the senseless 
death of ``The Daily 45.'' When will Americans say ``enough is enough, 
stop the killing!''

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