[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 121 (Wednesday, July 18, 2018)]
[House]
[Page H6555]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                            GUN LEGISLATION

  (Ms. JACKSON LEE asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. JACKSON LEE. Mr. Speaker, last school year was a deadly year for 
so many of our children going to school in America. School shootings 
shocked the very core of Americans and communities across the country.
  As we approach the beginning of school, this Congress has passed no 
gun safety legislation, no universal background check, no banning of 
assault weapons, no holding parents responsible for children getting 
guns.
  Although I understand that there are many discussions about school 
security, the proliferation of guns is one of the issues that 
contributes to the dangers that our children face.
  We know that the Second Amendment guarantees the right to bear arms, 
but there is nothing in the Second Amendment that does not allow us to 
have sensible gun safety legislation.
  It is time for us to recognize that a Nation that has more guns than 
citizens can stand down in order to provide a safe educational climate 
for our children.
  Are they not our most precious resource? It is time to act now.

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