February 27, 2019 - Issue: Vol. 165, No. 36 — Daily Edition116th Congress (2019 - 2020) - 1st Session

[Page H2265]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        GUN VIOLENCE PREVENTION

  (Mr. SUOZZI asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. SUOZZI. Madam Speaker, I just voted for H.R. 8, and I stand in 
support of H.R. 1112.
  It has been 1 year since Parkland. It has been 6 years since Sandy 
Hook. It has been 19 years since Columbine. It has been 25 years since 
the Long Island Rail Road massacre, when Congresswoman Carolyn McCarthy 
lost her husband and her son was shot in the head. It has been 37 years 
since President Reagan was shot.
  Think of all the suffering that each of these shootings has caused. 
Think of the missing seats at the dinner table and other family events.
  Countless families have been torn apart because of gun violence, 
including that of one of my constituents, Linda Beigel Schulman.
  Linda's son, Scott, was one of the 17 innocent people who lost their 
lives in Parkland that day last year. Scott, a geography teacher and a 
cross-country coach, gave his life protecting his students. Scott died 
heroically while locking the door to his classroom, where students were 
hiding from the approaching gunman.
  Since that date, we have been pushing more and more for commonsense 
gun reform, and H.R. 8 and H.R. 1112 are just that.
  Last week, Linda said to me, ``If a universal background check 
prevents just one shooting, it has served its purpose.''
  She inspires me. And I am inspired by my colleagues who are fighting 
for commonsense gun reform, whether they be Democrats or Republicans.

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