[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 16]
[House]
[Page 22513]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



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                      GUN SAFETY LEGISLATION--NOW

  (Mrs. LOWEY asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mrs. LOWEY. Mr. Speaker, once again we are calling on the House 
leadership to move gun safety legislation now.
  Wherever I go in any district, whether it is in the supermarket; at 
the post office; on the streets, local streets; my constituents cannot 
understand it. People are afraid. In the United States of America, 
1999, to be afraid to go to school, to be afraid to go to church, to be 
afraid to go to a synagogue: This is madness. It does not make any 
sense.
  Mr. Speaker, we have to have the courage to stand up for what is 
right and not cave to the special interests.
  I will continue to read the roll of those children who have lost 
their lives since Columbine:
  Kristi Beckel, age 14, killed by gunfire on September 15, 1999, Fort 
Worth, Texas; Justin M. Ray, age 17, killed by gunfire on September 15, 
1999, Fort Worth, Texas.

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