[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 7]
[House]
[Page 9317]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                              GUN VIOLENCE

  (Mrs. BEATTY asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mrs. BEATTY. Mr. Speaker, when will we have legislation to help stop 
the gun violence? Orlando, Charleston, San Bernardino, Newtown, Aurora, 
Fort Hood, Virginia Tech--and, yes, the list goes on. It seems like 
every few days we see yet another shooting and more scores of innocent 
lives cut short.
  I believe, like the majority of Americans, I am ready to wake up from 
this nightmare. I know many in this Chamber, Mr. Speaker, feel the same 
way, too.
  Well, it is time for Congress to act. We don't have to look for 
motivation. The outpouring of love and coming together following the 
Charleston 9 shooting, just 365 days ago tomorrow, brought down a 
symbol of racism and hate that hung for more than a century.
  Mr. Speaker, let our actions and collective resolve in the wake of 
Charleston serve as an example for long-overdue action on guns in the 
wake of Orlando. The American people need us to be united, to come 
together strong.
  I want to thank Columbus, Ohio, in my district, for being Columbus 
strong against hatred, discrimination, and the violence against our 
LGBT community and other communities.
  I am Congresswoman Joyce Beatty, and I am asking this House and 
Speaker Ryan to do the same.

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