[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 17 (Tuesday, February 5, 2013)]
[House]
[Page H353]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                              GUN VIOLENCE

  (Ms. HAHN asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Ms. HAHN. Mr. Speaker, I stand with my colleagues today in Congress, 
the American people, and our President to say that now is the time to 
end the senseless gun violence that has plagued our neighborhoods from 
the streets of Compton and Chicago to the schools and movie theaters in 
Newtown and Aurora.
  Now is the time to pass legislation that is necessary to protect our 
children and our families from these repeated patterns of senseless gun 
violence. Our children should not have to live in fear while learning 
their ABCs or college algebra or innocently waiting at a bus stop after 
school or seeing a movie. I believe America is ready to take 
commonsense steps to keep our families and our communities safe.
  Today, I call upon my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to move 
quickly and support President Obama's comprehensive gun violence 
prevention plan that calls for universal background checks and a ban on 
those military-style assault weapons and high-capacity magazines that 
have no place in our neighborhoods.
  We must continue to take concrete steps toward keeping Americans 
safe. The time is now.

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