[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 195 (Tuesday, December 11, 2018)]
[House]
[Page H10037]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     MEANINGFUL GUN SAFETY LAWS NOW

  (Mr. HIGGINS of New York asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. HIGGINS of New York. Mr. Speaker, this Friday marks the sixth 
anniversary of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in Newtown, 
Connecticut.
  On December 14, 2012, from 9:30 to 9:40 a.m., a lone gunman armed 
with an assault weapon killed 27 people, including 20 kids between the 
ages of 6 and 7 years old. Five minutes, one shooter, 27 people dead. 
Many of the kids had several bullet wounds in their bodies when they 
were recovered.
  In the years since that tragedy, we have seen high-powered assault 
weapon attacks on schools, synagogues, nightclubs, churches, concerts, 
and in our neighborhoods. With each horrific attack, Congress responds 
with a moment of silence. We have had 50 moments of silence since Sandy 
Hook.
  Silence is not a response. We need rational voices, congressional 
hearings, and meaningful gun safety laws now.

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