[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 109 (Thursday, June 27, 2019)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E862]
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                      GUN VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH

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                           HON. JOYCE BEATTY

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, June 27, 2019

  Mrs. BEATTY. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize June as Gun 
Violence Awareness Month.
  So far this year, nearly seven thousand Americans have been killed 
and almost twice as many injured at the hands of gun violence.
  Even more shocking, there have been 190 mass shootings across the 
country--in Shreveport, Philadelphia, Louisville, and Des Moines just 
within the last week.
  Gun violence is a uniquely American epidemic, but unfortunately, 
failure to act has also been uniquely American.
  Congress failed to act twenty years ago after Columbine, again twelve 
years ago after Virginia Tech, or after Sandy Hook, the Pulse 
Nightclub, Las Vegas, or Parkland.
  Thankfully, the new Democratic majority has passed the first gun 
violence prevention bills in a generation.
  Whether it's those bills or my SAFER Now Act (H.R. 282), Congress 
must continue our work ``For the People'' and act to prevent one more 
American from falling victim to gun violence.

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