[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 120 (Thursday, July 13, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H3495]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      GUN VIOLENCE MUST BE STOPPED

  (Mrs. McBATH asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. McBATH. Mr. Speaker, this past week, Americans gathered 
nationwide with friends and family to celebrate the founding of our 
democracy. They enjoyed days off to spend time with their loved ones, 
and they celebrated our national values as red, white, and blue lit up 
the sky.
  Yet again, the joyful celebrations of Americans were met with further 
acts of senseless gun violence, because for far too many across the 
country, gunshots were confused for fireworks on our day of 
independence, leaving countless numbers dead and over 100 injured.
  Mass shootings have marred our Nation more times than there have been 
days this year.
  Mr. Speaker, there is no freedom in living in fear. There is no 
celebration when our holidays transform into tragedy. Gun violence must 
be stopped, and this body must act once again to save lives.

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