[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 6]
[House]
[Page 8610]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




               THE DEADLIEST SHOOTING IN AMERICAN HISTORY

  (Mrs. LAWRENCE asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Mrs. LAWRENCE. Mr. Speaker, the June 12 mass shooting at a club in 
Orlando, Florida, was not only the deadliest shooting in American 
history, it was one of the most heinous hate crimes and acts of 
terrorism this country has ever seen. Too often hate crimes and acts of 
terrorism use guns. The epidemic overwhelmingly express the need to 
strengthen our gun laws.
  A stronger background check system will help prevent hate crimes and 
acts of terrorism to protect Americans from terrorists who want to 
attack our way of life. We must give the FBI the authority to block 
sales to suspected terrorists, and we must require background checks 
for every gun sale in America.
  Mr. Speaker, no more silence. Let's stand up as Americans, and in 
this Congress, and tell the American people, those who are mourning, 
and those across this country who have experienced this that we in 
Congress will do the work we were sent here to do, and that is to stand 
up and take action.

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