[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 6]
[House]
[Page 8265]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                  NATIONAL GUN VIOLENCE AWARENESS DAY

  (Ms. HAHN asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Ms. HAHN. Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize the first annual National 
Gun Violence Awareness Day.
  In just the past year, gun violence has killed 372 people in Los 
Angeles County, including 43 in my own congressional district and 20 in 
the city of Compton alone.
  My communities continue to mourn these victims: victims like 16-year-
old Lontrell Lee Turner, who was gunned down walking home from church 
in Compton last December; 65-year-old Jose Padilla, the father who was 
shot and killed while closing up his restaurant in Lynwood; and 72-
year-old Mary Motsumoto, who was shot to death by her husband in their 
home in San Pedro.
  I have mourned with too many parents and comforted too many children 
who have lost loved ones through gun violence. My communities have 
suffered through the scourge of gun violence for too long. The children 
of my community can no longer be targets.
  Today, I am proud to stand for gun violence awareness and wear an 
orange ribbon, representing the value of human life and the efforts we 
must take to protect it.

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