[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 109 (Thursday, July 7, 2016)]
[House]
[Page H4481]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 KEEP AMERICANS SAFE FROM GUN VIOLENCE

  (Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ of California asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ of California. Mr. Speaker, I urge Speaker Ryan 
to bring commonsense gun violence prevention legislation to the floor 
this week.
  Justice will never be served for the victims of Tucson, Aurora, 
Newtown, Charleston, San Bernardino, and Orlando as long as this body 
refuses to act and once again accepts the status quo.
  I support the Second Amendment and the right of Americans to own 
firearms, but I believe it is the responsibility of this body to ensure 
effective laws are in place to keep all Americans safe from gun 
violence. Congress did nothing after 20 children were fatally shot in 
Newtown in 2012, and nothing following what happened in Orlando, where 
49 innocent people were murdered.
  Congress must pass legislation that will require comprehensive 
background checks and close the gun show loophole. That is why I am a 
cosponsor of the Thompson-King legislation. We must make progress in 
gun safety and mental health awareness and support gun safety lock 
laws.

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