[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 178 (Wednesday, December 9, 2015)]
[House]
[Page H9090]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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             TAKE ACTION TO END GUN VIOLENCE IN OUR NATION

  (Mr. McNERNEY asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. McNERNEY. Mr. Speaker, last Wednesday, December 2, the Nation was 
devastated by another mass shooting in San Bernardino, California. On 
December 2, there were three mass shootings in the United States. The 
fact that this violence is routine and ordinary is incomprehensible.
  Mr. Speaker, it is particularly incomprehensible that people who are 
on the no-fly list are able to legally purchase assault weapons. How is 
it that someone considered too dangerous to fly is able to purchase an 
assault weapon? There is a solution, though, Mr. Speaker. A bill 
proposed by Peter King of New York will not allow people on the no-fly 
list to purchase weapons without a sufficient background check.
  Mr. Speaker, gun violence in our Nation kills nearly 90 people every 
day, roughly 32,000 people a year. I am a gun owner, but there are 
reasonable approaches to keeping guns out of the hands of dangerous 
individuals while still protecting our Second Amendment rights.
  Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to support legislation that will 
end daily shootings and protect our citizens.

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