[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 29 (Wednesday, February 24, 2016)]
[House]
[Page H864]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                              GUN VIOLENCE

  (Mr. CICILLINE asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Mr. CICILLINE. Mr. Speaker, last weekend, six people were murdered by 
a gunman on the streets of Kalamazoo, Michigan. So far this year, we 
have had more than 1,800 people die at the hands of a gun and more than 
30 mass shootings. Congress has done nothing in the face of this 
continued bloodshed.
  What will it take for us to act?
  Today I will introduce the Hate Crimes Prevention Act, a bill that 
closes the hate crimes loophole and will prevent those convicted of 
hate crimes from possessing or purchasing a gun.
  I have proposed the assault weapons ban, a bill to end the purchase 
of firearms by dangerous individuals, to close the fire sale loophole. 
My colleagues have introduced many other bills to fix our broken 
background check system.
  It is important that we take up this legislation and vote on these 
bills to let our constituents know where we stand in this fight to 
reduce gun violence in our country.

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