[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 13]
[House]
[Page 17754]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




        THE NEWTOWN TRAGEDY AND THE NEED FOR TIGHTER GUN CONTROL

  (Ms. TSONGAS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Ms. TSONGAS. Madam Speaker, every corner of America has been deeply 
affected by the tragic loss of so many lives in Newtown, Connecticut. 
We mourn for the enormity of grief and for the inconsolable loss 
visited upon Newtown's families, and we know that our response to 
Newtown must not and cannot go the way of the many other senseless acts 
of violence we almost routinely witness. The tragedy in Newtown must be 
a call to action.
  Members from both sides of the aisle have acknowledged that it is 
time for a conversation about the accessibility of high-capacity 
weapons in our country and of the culture of violence we live in. This 
conversation is long overdue, and it is simply not an option to allow 
this discussion to become stagnant or to be bullied into silence by 
seemingly untouchable organizations.
  America's laws must reasonably control gun manufacturing, sale, and 
usage. We must act to make real changes that will provide real 
protection for America's families. In the days to come, let us work 
together to do just that.

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