[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 66 (Friday, April 16, 2021)]
[House]
[Page H1878]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




        RECOGNIZING OFFICERS JEFFREY JOHNSON AND MICHAEL POLLACK

  (Mr. MALINOWSKI asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Mr. MALINOWSKI. Madam Speaker, as we mourn the victims of another 
senseless mass shooting in America, I rise to recognize two police 
officers in my district: Jeffrey Johnson and Michael Pollack of the 
Westfield Police Department, who prevented a potential mass shooting in 
my district in 2019.
  On June 13 of that year, Officers Johnson and Pollack responded to a 
call at Tamaques Elementary School in Westfield, where they were met 
with a man armed with a .45-caliber gun, hollow-point bullets, and 130 
rounds of ammunition; an arsenal much of which is not legal in New 
Jersey, but which he had obtained legally in another State.
  The officers disarmed and arrested the man, potentially saving the 
lives of teachers, staff, and kids. The officers recently received the 
Hero Award from our Union County Prosecutor's Office, and I continue to 
honor their heroism here on the House floor today.
  This incident is another reminder that while we have strong gun laws 
in New Jersey and one of the lowest rates of gun violence fatalities in 
the country, as a result, many of our neighboring States do not. As 
long as our gun laws are inconsistent across State lines, those who 
wish to commit mass murder will find the means to do so.

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