[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 197 (Thursday, December 13, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1674-E1675]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                              GUN VIOLENCE

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                          HON. ROBIN L. KELLY

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, December 13, 2018

  Ms. KELLY of Illinois. Mr. Speaker, I rise today because 2017 marked 
the greatest number of gun violence deaths in two decades.
  Last year, we lost 39,773 Americans to gun violence--that's more than 
109 people killed each and every day.
  Despite these shocking and horrific statistics, despite the fact that 
more Americans are dying from gun violence, despite the fact that 
mothers are burying their children far too soon, this House--this 
Republican majority--has done nothing to stop the violence.
  Mr. Speaker, you and your team's response to 39,773 dead Americans 
was to do nothing, zero, zilch?
  Why? What is the root of your inaction?
  Could it be the large numbers in those NRA checks that flood your 
campaign account and leadership PAC?
  Could it be the more than 30 million dollars that the NRA spent to 
elect President Donald J. Trump?
  Mr. Speaker, I have one question: why do those millions of dollars 
matter more than 39,773 American lives lost in one year?
  Why does any amount of money matter more to you and your caucus than 
the life of an American?
  Mr. Speaker, these are the names of more Americans that this Congress 
has failed--Americans killed or hurt by gun violence that has become an 
epidemic in our nation because of Republican inaction.


    Gun Violence Victims from Tennessee's 8th Congressional District

       1. Quincy Anderson, 24
       2. Toby Bailey
       3. Alonzo Scullark
       4. Bruce Henderson
       5. Christavian Toomes, 19
       6. Isaiah Mccrory, 18
       7. Braxton Watkins, 20
       8. Sheila Scott
       9. Trell Travis Terry, 23
       10. Ben Cole Birdwell
       11. Jaylon Cohen, 17
       12. Jessica Hunt, 27
       13. Marcus Jones, 18
       14. Marlon Anderson, 21
       15. Jessica Jones, 29
       16. Demarrio Borum
       17. Nageab Alshaif
       18. Kevin Minter, 26
       19. Jeremy Williams, 25
       20. Tevin Murrell, 22
       21. Darius Vaughn, 16
       22. Daithan Cobb, 20
       23. Kentavious Wilson, 19
       24. Salvador Byassee
       25. Tyion Taylor
       26. Marlin Wallace
       27. Jerron Luke McAlister, 12
       28. Dennis Edward Neisler, 26
       29. Troy ``Tuman'' Whitmore, 19
       30. Deairrious Young, 20
       31. Joshua Hadra, 22
       32. Terry Edward Hill
       33. Tychicus Randle
       34. Jeffery Pickens
       35. Kenneth Mahone, 29
       36. Michael Jerod Harris, 21
       37. Michael Morris
       38. Lucinda Luna, 19
       39. Andrew Deaundrey Curtis-Terry, 20
       40. Charles Graves
       41. Betsy Raines
       42. Nancy Lewellyn
       43. Rodney James Hess
       44. Jarvis Miller, 27
       45. Velma Paulette Garrett
       46. Christopher Armstrong
       47. William Vinson, 27
       48. Tim Edwards
       49. Jimmy Lee Lawson
       50. Don Fitzgerald White
       51. Shanice Amerson
       52. Rontavious M. McKinley, 22
       53. Desmond Travis, 23
       54. Angela Pigue
       55. Special Agent De'Greaun Frazier
       56. Stephanie Boyd
       57. William Boyd
       58. Elia Hernandez, 17
       59. Arric Lamont Ford, 22
       60. Ronald Branch, 28
       61. Peyton Gates
       62. Gregory Robinson, 27
       63. Mondarrius Miller
       64. Jack S. Jetton
       65. Clarence Evans, 20
       66. Charles Kerr, 29
       67. Tony Willoughby, 25
       68. Samuel Johnson, Jr., 25
       69. Michael Joseph Bartkiewicz
       70. Mikkel Joy, 26
       71. Ernest Emerson
       72. Colton Tilley, 22
       73. Sontonio Brown, 25
       74. Jacky Ford
       75. Crystal Shad Herbert-Weathers
       76. Karri Baker
       77. Beau Reid, 29
       78. Alexandrea Bevis, 27
       79. Virginia Dorris
       80. David Laster
       81. Ladarius Brooks
       82. Matthew D. Belk, 27
       83. Jennifer Herren
       84. Harvey Gandy
       85. James Roberson, 25
       86. Ralph Faudree
       87. Corey Williams
       88. Cleate Andrew Davis
       89. Willie Claybrook
       90. A'Darius Flagg, 17
       91. Tereon Taylor, 23
       92. Officer Raymond Bond
       93. Anastasia ``Ana'' Randoll, 4
       94. Donna Green
       95. Dilon C. McGee, 18
       96. Johnnie Patricia Alston
       97. Torhonda Cathey
       98. Jarvis Antawn Hines, 23
       99. Jodarius McNuckles, 18
       100. Shomari Peterson, Jr., 17
       101. Justin Williams, 20
       102. Justin Neil Davis, 24
       103. Jeffrey Nelson
       104. Jamar Rogers, 24
       105. Gary Morris, 24
       106. Aljernon Lloyd Jr
       107. Marcus A. Coleman, 27
       108. Olivia Greenlee, 21
       109. Houston Dewayne Brown, 26
       110. Markel Owens, 21
       111. Johnny Shivers, 36
       112. Laura Ann Rains, 26


     Gun Violence Victims from Georgia's 6th Congressional District

       113. Zachary Chambless, 17
       114. Amber Marie Holliman
       115. Patrick Nolan
       116. Shurki Ali Said
       117. Jason Lappe
       118. Talathia Brooks
       119. Elijah Smith
       120. Clarence ``Alex'' Maddox
       121. Elizabeth Reissiger
       122. Ruth Reissiger
       123. Kobe Williams, 17
       124. Antuan McClain
       125. Andrew Spencer
       126. Cierra Ford, 25
       127. Anthony Welch
       128. Esmond Ford, 25
       129. Luz Mariana Matheu
       130. Natalie Henderson, 17
       131. Carter Davis, 17
       132. Howard L. Sewell
       133. Cin Lam Mung
       134. Sean Michael Turner, 17
       135. Andres Arias, 16
       136. Jhavares Doster, 20
       137. Ja'Ron Acklin, 24
       138. Ricardo Hernandez Ovalle, 22
       139. Nena Harris
       140. Robert Allen Harris
       141. Antonio Bernabe
       142. Doris Beardsley
       143. Anthony Hill, 27
       144. Donovan Thomas, 26
       145. Jonas Douze Sr.
       146. Daniel John Zeitz, 28
       147. Sharon Wilkins
       148. Dan Wilkins
       149. Paul Anthony Santos
       150. Justin Acevedo, 22
       151. Takeenan Williams, 23
       152. Armando Lopez Perez
       153. Montavious Washington, 18
       154. Daryus Johnson, 19
       155. Darius Bottoms, 18
       156. Nicholas Abry, 20
       157. Spencer Long, 20
       158. Michael Verucci, 30


    Gun Violence Victims from Missouri's 2nd Congressional District

       159. Crystal Chrisp
       160. Alexander Marley, 29
       161. Thomas Hearst Jr.
       162. Leroy D. Allen
       163. Linda Cook
       164. Johnny Cook
       165. Michelle Moore
       166. Michael Moore
       167. Ramone Thomas, 26
       168. Joshua Lanflisi
       169. Jerrod Kershaw, 30
       170. Shamarcus McCullough, 20
       171. Clifton Knickmeyer
       172. Kenna Daly
       173. Christopher Daly
       174. Jose Dominguez, 27
       175. Owen Cadenbach, 4
       176. Ethan Cadenbach, 5
       177. Christopher Cadenbach, 43
       178. Officer Blake Curtis Snyder
       179. Rebecca Comer Kelleher
       180. Carole Comer
       181. John M. Comer
       182. Thomas Patrick Comer
       183. Roy Scott Baker
       184. Irma Hipp
       185. Jose Garcia, 26
       186. Xzavier ``Zae'' Robinson, 3
       187. Jacob Hohman
       188. Larry Montgomery, 21
       189. Marcus Hurst, 23
       190. Alexis Church, 6
       191. Colleen Church
       192. Terry Tobey
       193. Eric Meyer
       194. Melissa McCart, 27
       195. Ned R. Booker, 28
       196. Omar Britt
       197. Nickolas T. Gralike, 24
       198. James Roesslein
       199. Patsy Roesslein
       200. Jacquelyn N. Adams, 22

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       201. Justin L. Frister
       202. Dorvion Richardson, 25
       203. Joseph Potter, 20
       204. Douglas Potter
       205. Anthony Kovac, 21, and
       206. Wendy Hall-Onkle.

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