[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 9]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 12082]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                       THE DAILY 45: MIGUEL CELIS

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                           HON. BOBBY L. RUSH

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 10, 2008

  Mr. RUSH. Madam Speaker, every day, 45 people, on average, are 
fatally shot in the United States. Young lives are being cut short 
because of gun violence and families on both sides of the gun are 
dramatically affected.
  Last week, authorities charged Edgar Ceasar Diaz, 15, of Waukegan, 
Illinois with six counts of first-degree murder that, if convicted, 
could land him in jail for the remainder of his life. His family is in 
pain over what their son is charged with.
  Diaz is accused of the April 25 shooting death of 18-year-old Miguel 
Celis also of Waukegan. Celis died of a gunshot wound to the chest 
fired from a .38-caliber handgun that was recovered from Diaz, 
according to reports. His family is in mourning.
  Americans of conscience must come together to stop the senseless 
death of ``The Daily 45.'' When will Americans say ``enough is enough, 
stop the killing!''

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