[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 13]
[House]
[Page 17755]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                      PREVENTING MORE SANDY HOOKS

  (Mr. PRICE of North Carolina asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. PRICE of North Carolina. Madam Speaker, we have experiences in 
our personal and collective lives that challenge us profoundly, forcing 
us to search our souls and to change our behavior. Our Nation 
experienced such a moment on Friday as 20 children were gunned down at 
Sandy Hook Elementary School, along with six teachers and 
administrators who were attempting to protect them.
  As we mourn and reach out to the families of Newtown, we owe the 
victims and each other serious consideration of how to prevent more 
Newtowns and Auroras and Oak Creeks and Tucsons. We must shore up 
mental health outreach and support, especially for troubled young 
people. And politically difficult as it may be, we must deal with the 
instruments of destruction, keeping deadly weapons out of the hands of 
violent and deranged people and removing weapons of mass killing from 
our streets.
  The horror of Sandy Hook must overcome any temptation to accept the 
unacceptable or to avoid responsibility for addressing the crying need 
for change.

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