June 4, 2019 - Issue: Vol. 165, No. 93 — Daily Edition116th Congress (2019 - 2020) - 1st Session

[Pages H4229-H4230]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    TAKE ACTION ON GUN VIOLENCE NOW

  (Mr. MORELLE asked and was given permission to address the House for 
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minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. MORELLE. Madam Speaker, we mark the beginning of Gun Violence 
Awareness Month clouded in tragedy and heartbreak as our Nation yet 
again mourns the loss of innocent life and confronts another act of 
senseless gun violence.
  As a Nation, we grieve with the Virginia Beach community. We must now 
ask ourselves how many more lives will be allowed to be lost before we 
finally say enough is enough? How many children, how many neighbors, 
how many colleagues and friends must we lose before we finally take 
action to make commonsense gun reform a reality?
  ``Run, hide, and fight'' should no longer be a phrase our children 
must learn along with their ABCs. Each day that passes without 
universal background checks, without a ban on military-style assault 
weapons, without safe storage and red flag laws, we risk the loss of 
more innocent life.
  This Gun Violence Awareness Month should serve as a wake-up call to 
all Americans. What are we waiting for? The time to act is now.

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