[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 45 (Wednesday, March 10, 2021)]
[House]
[Pages H1315-H1316]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             GUN SAFETY MEANS MORE EQUITABLE FUTURE FOR ALL

  (Ms. LEGER FERNANDEZ asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. LEGER FERNANDEZ. Mr. Speaker, I rise to add my voice to the 
passionate voices born of grief that we heard from today, to join my 
heart with their hearts.
  Gun violence robs our communities and our families of innocent lives, 
innocent worshippers, innocent shoppers mowed down just because they 
are Latinos.
  I rise for the children in too many schools who have lost their 
classmates, for the families who mourn their young, for the students 
who organized and petitioned us to act against gun violence with 
sensible laws. I am glad we passed the gun safety legislation to stem 
the epidemic of gun violence.
  Mr. Speaker, New Mexico has the fourth-highest gun death rate in the 
country. Today, we took a commonsense, critical step to keep our New 
Mexican, our American, children, families, and communities safe, to 
drive us toward a more equitable, thriving future for all.

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