[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 2]
[House]
[Page 2558]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                       SHOOTING IN CENTRAL KANSAS

  (Mrs. CAPPS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. CAPPS. Mr. Speaker, last Thursday, yet another city, this time 
in central Kansas, was added to the list of communities across the 
country affected by gun violence.
  Three lives were taken, 14 injured, and many others changed forever. 
Sadly, many of us know all too well the pain that comes from acts of 
violence caused by the trigger of a gun.
  Ninety minutes before this shooter opened fire, he was served with a 
restraining order in response to a domestic violence report. Often 
these protection orders serve as the first notification to an abuser 
that the relationship is ending and, as in this case, that can lead to 
more violence.
  That is why I offered the Protecting Domestic Violence and Stalking 
Victims Act, a bill that would prevent individuals subject to judicial 
protection orders from temporarily purchasing or possessing a firearm.
  The hours right after an abuser is first served with a restraining 
order are the most volatile and dangerous, and it is only responsible 
to remove firearms from this situation temporarily.
  I urge my colleagues to join me in cosponsoring this commonsense 
bill.

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