[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 13]
[House]
[Page 17753]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                     WHAT OUR LAX GUN LAWS BRING US

  (Ms. CHU asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Ms. CHU. Twenty children ages 6 and 7 went to school last Friday to 
learn, to play, to take their first steps into this world. What 
happened to them and six brave teachers determined to protect them is 
horrific and unimaginable. Our hearts break for their families, their 
friends, and their loved ones. What has been taken from them cannot be 
taken back.
  The tragedy at Sandy Hook happened because we turned a blind eye to 
the carnage our lax gun laws bring us. It's time to change those laws 
before another school, mall, or movie theater is turned into a crime 
scene.
  We must ban assault weapons. We must ban extended ammunition clips 
that shoot 30 bullets at a time. We must demand that everyone 
everywhere receives a thorough background check if they want to own a 
gun.
  It's time to reclaim our security, and it starts by making changes to 
the law.

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