[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 26 (Friday, February 7, 2020)]
[House]
[Pages H966-H967]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      GUN VIOLENCE SURVIVORS WEEK

  (Mr. HORSFORD asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. HORSFORD. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to commemorate Gun Violence 
Survivors Week.
  Every Nevadan was affected by the October 1 shooting that claimed 59 
lives, injured more than 800, and shattered the lives of countless 
more. Gun violence has touched too many of our lives, both on that day, 
2 years ago, and daily. In Nevada, someone is killed by gun violence 
every 19 hours.

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  I personally lost my father to gun violence when I was 19 years of 
age. And these deaths are preventable.
  My bill, H.R. 4836, the Break the Cycle of Violence Act, is an 
important step forward to get ahead of the senseless violence.
  I am also proud that nearly a year ago, the House passed H.R. 8 for 
meaningful gun background checks.
  I know the cruelty of suffering a loss at the hands of a gun; knowing 
your loved one won't come home because someone was armed with a weapon 
they should not have had access to.
  I urge my colleagues in the Senate to vote on H.R. 8, and for this 
body to take up H.R. 4836.

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