[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 148 (Wednesday, September 10, 2025)]
[House]
[Page H4231]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        GUN VIOLENCE IN SCHOOLS

  (Mr. DeSAULNIER asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. DeSAULNIER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to ask when the majority 
will join us to address the epidemic of gun violence in our schools in 
America.
  A recent shooting at Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis left 
2 children dead and 21 injured when a shooter opened fire during 
morning mass.
  Since 2013, there have been more than 1,500 incidents of gunfire on 
America's school grounds, resulting in 485 deaths and 1,100 injuries 
nationally.
  As a result of California's strong gun regulations, residents of that 
State, my home State, are 25 percent less likely to be killed in a mass 
shooting than people in other States. California's overall rate of gun 
deaths is 42 percent lower than the national average. However, 40 
percent of the guns used in California come from outside of the State. 
We need to deal with this nationally even while States show action.
  The national statistics are much more troubling. For example, the 
U.S. gun homicide rate is 26 times that of other high-income countries. 
House Republicans continue to block all legislation to address this 
crisis.
  It is past time that we put the safety of our children before the 
profits of the gun lobby and finally pass laws to protect our 
communities and young Americans from gun violence particularly in 
school.

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