[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 18 (Friday, January 27, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H434]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      MASS SHOOTINGS IN CALIFORNIA

  (Ms. DEAN of Pennsylvania asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. DEAN of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, not even a month into this New 
Year and I am already on the floor, once again, begging the same 
question: What will it take to stop the relentless pace of mass 
shootings?
  Three mass shootings in California in just 3 days. Three different 
men of three different ages used guns to murder their own neighbors or 
coworkers.
  Beyond the tragedies in California, there are victims of gun violence 
every day in every State.
  Regardless of our politics, we cannot continue to live and die this 
way. We must do more. We must do more for the victims. We must do more 
for the communities shattered. We must do more for the families left to 
grieve.
  Each mass shooting is a glaring violation of our inalienable rights--
life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
  According to the 97 percent, a bipartisan group of gun owners and 
non-gun owners, 70 percent of gun owners want to help reduce gun 
injuries and deaths. There are a lot of ways we can combat the cruel 
epidemic of gun violence, but what we cannot do is nothing.
  We must all find the courage to act.

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