[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 177 (Tuesday, December 8, 2015)]
[House]
[Page H9034]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               GUN VIOLENCE AND THE TERRORIST WATCH LIST

  (Ms. HAHN asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Ms. HAHN. Mr. Speaker, mass shootings have become daily occurrences 
in this country. There were 355 mass shootings in the first 336 days of 
this year.
  Americans are understandably shaken. As Members of Congress, it is 
our responsibility to enact policies to protect and defend them.
  It is unbelievable that an individual on the terrorist watch list can 
walk into any gun shop and buy the firearm of their choice. That is 
completely legal right now, and law enforcement has no ability to stop 
it.
  We all know that our weak gun laws in this country have failed for 
decades to protect innocent lives. We have a long way to go in 
reversing the deadly damage done by the lobbying efforts of the NRA, 
but this is a good place to start.
  Closing this glaring loophole is common sense. It is not a cure-all 
for all gun violence in this Nation, but it is a step in the right 
direction.
  I am calling on Speaker Paul Ryan to bring H.R. 1076, the Denying 
Firearms and Explosives to Dangerous Terrorists Act of 2015, up for a 
vote immediately.
  The American people are calling us to do something, and we can start 
now.

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