[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 6]
[Senate]
[Page 7757]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



SENATE RESOLUTION 305--COMMENDING PARTICIPANTS IN THE MILLION MOM MARCH

  Mr. LAUTENBERG submitted the following resolution; which was referred 
to the Committee on the Judiciary:

                              S. Res. 305

       Whereas, on Mother's Day--May 14, 2000-- Americans from all 
     walks of life will unite for the Million Mom March on the 
     National Mall in Washington, DC and in communities across the 
     country to call for meaningful, common sense gun policy, and 
     these families, citizens, members of religious congregations, 
     schools, community-based organizations, businesses, and 
     political and cultural groups will join together as a local 
     and national community to recognize the violence committed 
     against our children from guns; and
       Whereas, 4,223 young people ages 19 and under were killed 
     by gunfire--one every two hours, nearly 12 young people every 
     day--in the United States in 1997, and
       Whereas, American children under 15 are 12 times more 
     likely to die from gunfire than children in 25 other 
     industrialized countries combined, and
       Whereas, the one year Anniversary of the Columbine High 
     School tragedy passed on April 20, 2000, without any action 
     by Congress on the reasonable gun safety measures that were 
     sent to a House-Senate conference more than nine months ago, 
     and
       Whereas protecting our children from gun violence is a top 
     priority for our families, communities and nation: Now, 
     therefore, be it
       Resolved, That it is the sense of the Senate that--
       (1) The organizers, sponsors and participants of the 
     Million Mom March shall be welcomed to Washington and 
     commended for rallying their communities to demand sensible 
     gun safety legislation, and
       (2) Congress should pass a conference report to accompany 
     H.R. 1501, the Violent and Repeat Juvenile Offender 
     Accountability and Rehabilitation Act before the Memorial Day 
     Recess, which includes the Lautenberg-Kerrey gun show 
     loophole amendment and the other Senate-passed provisions 
     designed to limit access to firearms by juveniles, convicted 
     felons, and other persons prohibited by law from purchasing 
     or possessing firearms.

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