[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 8]
[House]
[Page 10323]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                        GUN VIOLENCE IN CHICAGO

  (Ms. KELLY of Illinois asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute.)
  Ms. KELLY of Illinois. Mr. Speaker, I rise today on behalf of the 
three individuals killed and 32 injured by gun violence last weekend in 
Chicago.
  They included a 17-year-old boy shot in the head, a 27-year-old man 
shot to death in his car, and a man who died shielding his mother from 
bullets fired outside of their home.
  In recent days, our media has been gripped by tragic displays of 
violence. Charleston is what happens when racism and hate find a gun. 
Charleston is yet another gut-wrenching reminder that, as leaders, we 
can't stay silent on gun violence or racism. How many more deadly 
weekends will we allow on our watch? What will you do to stop the next 
Newtown or Charleston?
  We can pass background checks and other commonsense gun safety 
measures; but in addition and most importantly, we need meaningful 
conversations and actions around racism, both individual and systemic, 
to truly have a safe and secure Nation with equal treatment and 
opportunity for all.

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