[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 208 (Thursday, December 2, 2021)]
[House]
[Pages H6862-H6863]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                              GUN VIOLENCE

  (Mr. DEUTCH asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. DEUTCH. Madam Speaker, as we begin to hear stories of the 
victims,

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Justin Shilling, Hana St. Juliana, Madisyn Baldwin, and Tate Myer, our 
hearts are broken for the families in Michigan.
  For the 17 dead and 21 wounded at a high school in Columbine 22 years 
ago; for the 32 dead and 17 wounded at Virginia Tech 14 years ago; for 
the 27 dead and two wounded at an elementary school in Newtown, 
Connecticut, 3,275 days ago--9 years ago--for the 17 dead and 17 
wounded at a high school in Parkland 3 years ago; and for the four dead 
and seven wounded at a high school in Oxford, Michigan, 2 days ago, Mr. 
Speaker, we know what can be done to help save lives.
  We know red flags laws are bipartisan and can save lives. We know 
that if we invest in mental health we can save lives. We know that 
background checks save lives. These are not partisan, and these are not 
controversial.
  How many more scenes like the one in Michigan do we need to see 
before this Congress, the Senate, this House, and the White House get 
together to stop the violence?
  Mr. Speaker, it is urgent. The time to act is not now, it was years 
ago. We must come together and help save lives.

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