[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 30 (Thursday, February 15, 2024)]
[House]
[Pages H665-H666]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          KANSAS CITY SHOOTING

  (Ms. BUSH asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. BUSH. Mr. Speaker, St. Louis and I rise to send our love and 
condolences to Kansas City, Missouri, in the wake of yesterday's mass 
shooting.
  This preventable and despicable epidemic of gun violence affects us 
all. It

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impacts my district in St. Louis. It impacts your districts. It impacts 
our entire country, and it does not need to be this way.
  Missouri has some of the weakest gun laws in the country. Instead of 
addressing this epidemic, Missouri Republicans continue to eviscerate 
and obstruct gun safety laws.
  Therefore, to the Missouri Republicans who are pointing their finger 
at the people of Kansas City, Missouri, and calling them thugs--
Missouri Republicans need to get a better vocabulary--this blood is on 
your hands.
  My colleagues don't get to scapegoat the victims of this shooting 
when they are actively blocking gun violence prevention legislation. 
Their allegiance to the NRA over the needs of the people of our 
communities is absolutely shameful.
  Missouri needs action. Join Democrats in passing meaningful, 
commonsense gun safety legislation so that we can put an end to this 
crisis and save lives.

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