[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 5]
[House]
[Pages 6555-6556]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                              GUN VIOLENCE

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from 
California (Ms. Speier) for 5 minutes.
  Ms. SPEIER. Mr. Speaker, since 1970, more Americans have died from 
domestic gun violence than in every war since the American Revolution. 
If all of the victims of gun violence since 1970 were put on a wall, 
like the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, it would contain 1.5 million names 
and stretch 2\1/2\ miles. That is 25 times as long as the actual 
Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
  Congress is quick to offer moments of silence for some mass 
shootings, ignore most of them, and then proceed to do nothing else, 
except remain silent.
  Each month that we are in session, I will read the names of every 
person killed in a mass shooting during the previous month. I have also 
created my own memorial wall in the hallway outside of my office.

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  Here are the stories of the victims killed in the 41 mass shootings 
in April of this year. There have been so many people this month 
affected by mass shootings that I don't have time to list the injured, 
just those who were killed. Here are those who were killed:
  Anpha Nguyen, 31, and Jerry Nguyen, 24, were killed inside a 
restaurant owned by their uncle on April 1 in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
  Jaime Wilson, 24, and Keiwuan Murray, 18, were killed on April 5 in 
St. Augustine, Florida. Jamie was holding her 2-month-old baby at the 
time.
  Davon Jones, 17, was killed on April 14 in Orange, New Jersey.
  Gino Nicolas, 24, and Tanya Monique Skeen, 46, were killed outside a 
house on April 16 in Orlando, Florida. Gino was the leader of the 
Orlando chapter of My Brother's Keeper, where he mentored at-risk 
youth.
  An unidentified 27-year-old man was killed on a sidewalk on April 16 
in Detroit, Michigan.
  Edwin Laboy, 46, an unidentified man, and an unidentified woman, were 
killed on April 17 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
  Jaxmany Jazan Montes, 29, was killed inside a nightclub on April 17 
in Edinburg, Texas. He is survived by his wife and two children.
  Delhaun Jackson, 19, was killed in broad daylight on April 18 in Long 
Beach, California. Delhaun had a 1-year-old child, shown in this 
picture, and he was looking forward to his very first Father's Day.
  Damond Dawson, 23, was killed while filming a music video in a park 
on April 19 in Chicago, Illinois.
  Natalie Srinivasan, 35, and her children, Siena, 5, and MJ, 2, were 
killed by their husband and father on April 19 in Katy, Texas.
  Jason Napoles, 18, was killed in a parked car with his friends on 
April 19 in Chicago, Illinois.
  Eight family members were killed on April 22 in Piketon, Ohio. They 
were Christopher Rhoden, 40; his ex-wife Dana Rhoden, 37; their three 
children, Clarence Rhoden, 20; Hanna Rhoden, 19; and Chris Rhoden, Jr., 
16. Also killed were Chris Sr.'s brother, Kenneth Rhoden, 44; their 
cousin, Gary Rhoden, 38; and Clarence's fiance, Hannah Gilley, 20.
  Rheba Mae Dent, 85; Roosevelt Burns, 75; Keila Clark, 31; Shelly 
Williams, 62; and Lizzy Williams, 59, were killed on April 22 in 
Appling, Georgia. They were killed after the shooter's wife asked for a 
divorce.
  Recco Cobb, 43; Jadarrion Spinks, 25; and Roderick Nelms, 32, were 
killed at a home on April 23 in Auburn, Alabama.
  Angelo Barboza, 15, was killed on April 23 in Las Vegas, Nevada. 
Moments before, he had texted his mother saying he loved her and would 
see her soon.

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  Davon Barrett, 38, and Devin Hamb, 27, were killed on April 24, in 
Chicago. They were at a memorial service for Davon's brother, who died 
from gun violence in 2009.
  Carolyn Ann Sanders, 59, her daughter, Marquita Hill, 32, and Kenneth 
Cornelious Loggins, 32, were killed by Marquita's ex on April 27 in 
Montgomery County, Mississippi.
  Joanne Woods, 49, was killed on April 27 in Forestville, Maryland.
  Leco Cole, 38, was killed in a house on April 27 in Baton Rouge, 
Louisiana.
  Members, these were lives taken unnecessarily. May the dead rest in 
peace, the wounded recover quickly and completely, and the bereaved 
find comfort.
  I urge my colleagues to stop being silent, and let's do something to 
stop the rampage.

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