[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 65 (Thursday, April 10, 2025)]
[House]
[Page H1568]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    STOPPING SENSELESS GUN VIOLENCE

  (Mr. McGARVEY asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. McGARVEY. Mr. Speaker, 2 years ago today, the blast of an AR-15 
shattered a beautiful spring morning in Louisville as a lone gunman 
walked into Old National Bank on Main Street and opened fire. We lost 
Josh Barrick, Deana Eckert, Juliana Farmer, Jim Tutt, and my friend, 
Tommy Elliot. Five friends, neighbors, and loved one were taken too 
soon.
  Among the eight wounded was Officer Nick Wilt. Just 10 days out of 
the academy, he bravely ran toward the gunman and was shot in the head. 
Miraculously, he survived. That same day, just blocks away at JCTC, two 
people were shot, and Chea'von Moore was killed at just 24 years old.
  Mr. Speaker, I stand here today as a lifelong Louisvillian, still sad 
my community joined the long list of cities devastated by mass 
shootings. On behalf of all of our communities, we can and must do more 
to stop senseless gun violence.

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