[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 24 (Wednesday, February 5, 2020)]
[House]
[Page H836]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  NATIONAL GUN VIOLENCE SURVIVORS WEEK

  (Mr. LANGEVIN asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. LANGEVIN. Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize National Gun Violence 
Survivors Week and the countless Americans whose lives have been 
impacted by gun violence across the country.
  This issue is personal to me, as it is for so many others. When I was 
16 years old, as a young police cadet, an accidental gunshot left me 
paralyzed.
  Last week, I had the honor of spending time with former Congresswoman 
Gabby Giffords, our colleague, in my home State of Rhode Island. 
Gabby's life was forever changed by a gunman in 2011, but she never 
stopped fighting. She spoke of the courage it takes to stop gun 
violence, courage that she embodies every single day.
  So, to the parents, children, students, teachers, and countless 
others who have lost loved ones to gun violence or faced gun violence 
themselves, I encourage you to keep fighting.
  Together, we can reform our gun laws and keep guns out of the wrong 
hands and save others from tragedy.

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