[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 96 (Wednesday, June 5, 2024)]
[House]
[Page H3669]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      GUN VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH

  (Mrs. SYKES asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. SYKES. Mr. Speaker, June is Gun Violence Awareness Month, a time 
to recognize the scourge of gun violence and work toward solutions to 
prevent gun violence in our communities.
  On June 2, the people of Ohio's 13th Congressional District woke up 
to the news that every community dreads. We as a community were victims 
of a mass shooting. After a neighborhood block party, the joy of 
celebration quickly ended with 25 people shot and one of those people 
dying.
  The shock of such a mass shooting barely penetrated the minds of the 
Nation because it has become so commonplace that we collectively didn't 
blink an eye.
  People should not live in fear that a party turns into a mass-
shooting event. This is a choice, and I choose, along with my 
constituents and my colleagues in the Democratic Caucus, to say: No 
more. Let's end gun violence in our communities. Let's finally put 
people over politics and fight the gun lobby and ensure that every 
person in Ohio's 13th Congressional District and across this Nation 
feel safe and secure no matter where they are.

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