[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 55 (Friday, April 4, 2014)]
[House]
[Page H2919]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  REMEMBERING THE PASSAGE OF THE BRADY HANDGUN VIOLENCE PREVENTION ACT

  (Ms. HANABUSA asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Ms. HANABUSA. Mr. Speaker, February of this year marked the 20th 
anniversary of the passage of the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention 
Act. Since becoming law, it is credited with stopping more than 2.1 
million gun sales to prohibited purchasers, including convicted felons, 
domestic abusers, and fugitives.
  The recent tragedy of 2 days ago at Fort Hood brings to light again 
the issues of PTSD, mental illness, and what our men and women in 
uniform have suffered throughout all of our wars, and I mean all of our 
wars.
  We cannot continue to ignore Virginia Tech; Fort Hood; what our 
colleagues Gabby Gifford and Ron Barber endured; Aurora, Colorado; 
Sandy Hook; Washington Navy Yard; Littleton; and Fort Hood again, just 
to name a few. These incidents--the families, communities, the 
friends--cry for action.
  Mr. Speaker, let us act by at least bringing H.R. 1565, the King-
Thompson bill, to this floor.

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