[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 9]
[HO]
[Page 12670]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         GUN SAFETY LEGISLATION

  (Ms. NORTON asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. NORTON. Mr. Speaker, a sit-in on the House floor should not be 
necessary to get a vote on gun safety legislation overwhelmingly 
supported by the American people. That is what I had to do as a kid in 
the civil rights movement.
  Why would I be driven and why would Democrats have to be driven to do 
that in this House?
  Closing the loophole after Charleston and Orlando has become a 
virtual mandate. Orlando probably accounted for my success in keeping 
dangerous bills from coming to the floor this session to erase three 
D.C. gun laws that protect residents, Federal officials, and 20 million 
visitors alike.
  Congress, close the loophole. Do your job.

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