[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 7]
[House]
[Page 10180]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                              GUN VIOLENCE

  (Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute.)
  Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas. Mr. Speaker, in the wake of the 
endless gun violence happening across the country, the American people 
are calling desperately on Congress to act.
  Under pressure from House and Senate Democrats during the historic 
sit-in, Republican leadership has finally agreed to allow a vote on 
legislation to prevent gun sales to suspected terrorists placed on the 
no-fly list. While it is my view that this legislation does not go far 
enough to prevent violence in our neighborhoods, it serves as an 
important step in order to continue an open dialogue on this issue.
  My grandson, who is a responsible district manager in a very large 
corporation in this Nation, is an NRA member. He hunts and he plays 
golf. He asked me: ``Granny, why must anybody have an AK-47? Why must 
these kind of weapons be sold to people? They must have background 
checks.'' Now, this is a member of the NRA.
  Mr. Speaker, as Congress works to reduce gun violence and gun-related 
deaths throughout our country, I encourage my colleagues to immediately 
bring forward meaningful and comprehensive reforms.

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