[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 121 (Friday, July 14, 2023)]
[House]
[Pages H3580-H3581]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    GUN VIOLENCE EPIDEMIC IN AMERICA

  (Ms. ROSS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. ROSS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to discuss the epidemic of gun 
violence

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in America, which continues to inflict bloodshed and heartbreak on our 
communities.
  Last week, Americans were supposed to be celebrating the Fourth of 
July, but big cities and small towns across the country were once again 
devastated by senseless gun violence.
  In October, my own Raleigh community joined the long line of American 
communities forever changed by a mass shooting. We should not have to 
live this way.
  While we took a momentous step forward last summer by passing 
bipartisan, commonsense reform, we must do more. I am proud that the 
Raleigh Police Department is leading the charge through education, 
awareness, and prevention.
  June was Gun Violence Awareness Month, but the call for action 
shouldn't end then. Today and every day, we must work together to end 
gun violence once and for all.

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