[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 4]
[House]
[Page 5797]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                        ADDRESSING GUN VIOLENCE

  (Mrs. DAVIS of California asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute.)
  Mrs. DAVIS of California. Mr. Speaker, over 100,000 victims of gun 
violence last year, many of them children. What has this House done to 
prevent other children from being added to this tragic tally? Nothing, 
Mr. Speaker. Absolutely nothing.
  Ninety percent of Americans support effective background checks--90 
percent. So when does this Chamber, the people's House, work for the 10 
percent? Opponents have said that background checks will not stop every 
incidence of gun violence. Well, true. They would, unfortunately, not 
stop all future acts of gun violence, anymore than other laws stop all 
illegal behavior--but it would stop some. It would save the lives of 
some of our children. It would be all of us saying we have a moral duty 
to ensure that those purchasing handguns are not an established threat 
to our families, and it would be the start of a comprehensive approach 
to protecting our families.
  Congress plays politics on so many issues. Let's not play politics 
with the lives of so many innocent Americans.

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