February 7, 2019 - Issue: Vol. 165, No. 24 — Daily Edition116th Congress (2019 - 2020) - 1st Session

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                    HONORING GUN VICTIMS IN AMERICA

  (Ms. JACKSON LEE asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Ms. JACKSON LEE. Mr. Speaker, I rise this afternoon to recognize and 
acknowledge gun victims in America.
  This week in the Judiciary Committee, we held an important hearing on 
beginning the first steps toward real commonsense gun safety 
legislation.
  In listening to witnesses from law enforcement, victims and near-
victims, representatives from the health profession, and, yes, those 
who advocated for the Second Amendment, I would argue that, in this 
tribute to gun victims, recognizing the pain of their families and 
those lives lost, that no one is challenging the Second Amendment.
  But with 100 persons a day dying by gun violence in the United 
States, it is without question that we must move quickly on universal 
background checks; we must move quickly on making bump stocks illegal; 
we must move quickly on the question of assault weapons; we must move 
quickly on closing loopholes and straw purchases; and we must work with 
the mental health community to ensure that we address that very 
sensitive question to help people who are disturbed and challenged.
  Mr. Speaker, I honor those who have lost their lives, and I honor 
them by our action.

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