[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 7]
[House]
[Page 8782]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                   THIS IS NOT THE TIME TO BE SILENT

  (Ms. JUDY CHU of California asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. JUDY CHU of California. Mr. Speaker, once again, our country has 
been shocked by a horrific act of gun violence, and, once again, the 
only real response from Congress has been a moment of silence.
  Well, this is not the time to be silent. Congress needs to act, and 
Congress needs to act now.
  This murderer at the Pulse nightclub of Orlando, who was once on the 
terror watch list, was free to walk into a store and purchase an 
assault weapon that could kill 49 people and wound 53 others. Today, 
someone inspired by ISIS, who was deemed too dangerous to even board a 
plane, could walk into a gun store to buy whatever weapon they want. 
That is outrageous. That is why we must pass the no fly, no buy 
legislation that would keep those on the terrorist watch list from 
buying lethal weapons.
  Unless we act to finally keep the most dangerous weapons out of the 
most dangerous hands, our moments of silence will become our legacy of 
silence.

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