[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 113 (Wednesday, July 13, 2016)]
[House]
[Page H4825]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               GUN VIOLENCE SHOULDN'T BE A PARTISAN ISSUE

  (Mr. THOMPSON of California asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. THOMPSON of California. Madam Speaker, in the 1 month since 102 
people were shot and 49 were killed in Orlando, Republican leadership 
in this House has done nothing to help stop the kind of mass gun 
violence that has claimed the lives of more than 34,000 people in the 
last 3\1/2\ years. No votes have been cast. No bills have been debated. 
No proposals have even been considered.
  Our side wants background checks and no fly, no buy so criminals, the 
dangerously mentally ill, and terrorists can't get guns. If you don't 
like our ideas, join with us and let's find common ground.
  Gun violence shouldn't be a partisan issue. When deranged gunmen open 
fire in a nightclub, a movie theater, a school, or on policemen, they 
don't care if you are a Democrat or a Republican. Let's pull together 
and address this problem. It is within our power to help save lives. 
Let's not waste it.

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