[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 80 (Thursday, May 11, 2023)]
[House]
[Pages H2256-H2257]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  CALLING FOR GOP BILL ON GUN VIOLENCE

  (Mr. THOMPSON of California asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. THOMPSON of California. Mr. Speaker, every day 30 people are 
killed by someone using a gun. Gun violence is the leading cause of 
death for children in the United States. When will you be bringing a 
bill to the floor to help put an end to this carnage?
  Mr. Speaker, our country is averaging 1.5 mass shootings every day. 
There are over 70 suicides and accidental shootings every day. When 
will you bring a bill to the floor to help put an end to this?
  Mr. Speaker, every day our cops are on the street protecting 
Americans, and they are confronted by criminals who have access, easy 
access, to guns that they shouldn't have. When will the Republicans be 
bringing a bill to the floor to help put an end to this, Mr. Speaker?

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  It is sad. It is sad that there is not even no word but there is no 
action on this. When will the Republicans work with us Democrats to 
help put an end to gun violence?

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