[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 109 (Thursday, July 7, 2016)]
[House]
[Page H4480]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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                   FOUR-YEAR-OLD BOY SHOT IN ALTADENA

  (Ms. JUDY CHU of California asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute.)
  Ms. JUDY CHU of California. Mr. Speaker, yesterday morning, I woke up 
to the news that, overnight, a 4-year-old boy in my district, in 
Altadena, California, became one of the latest victims of gun violence.
  Salvador Esparza III was sitting on his front porch with a family 
friend when a car drove up, fired at least 13 rounds, and drove off, 
leaving two bodies. Hours later, we finally heard the tragic news. 
Little Salvador was dead. I was heartbroken.
  Now, I know the doctors did everything they could to save his life. 
But what are we doing in Congress? Nothing. Another life cut short, 
another family torn apart, another day of silence from Congress.
  The NRA tells us the solution is more guns. Well, we already have 
more guns than any other country in the world, and it is not working. 
Having more guns would not have helped 4-year-old Salvador. But we 
could have.
  Enough is enough. We must pass no fly, no buy and we must pass 
universal background checks.

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