Barbara Boxer: “I come to the floor tonight heartbroken at the loss of 6 young people and the injuries to 13 more after a devastating…”

“I come to the floor tonight heartbroken at the loss of 6 young people and the injuries to 13 more after a devastating gun violence tragedy that occurred on May 23 in the Isla Vista community near Santa Barbara. As a mother, grandmother, and Senator representing the most unbelievable State in the Union, this latest mass shooting shook me to the core. I was struck by this simple fact: No one is safe in America anymore. No one is safe in America anymore--not in their schools, not in a movie theater, not in their workplace, not in their home, and not on a beautiful college campus overlooking the Pacific Ocean where the victims of this latest horrific attack were busy pursuing their dreams. I am going to show the faces of the students we lost. Christopher Ross Michaels-Martinez, 20 years old, from Los Osos/Oceano, CA. He was an English major who served as a resident adviser in a campus dorm while maintaining a 4.0 GPA. He was planning to study abroad in London next year, and he dreamed of going to law school like both of his parents. His cousin Jaime described Chris as ``smart, gentle, and kind,'' but with a competitive spirit he showed on the basketball court. His high school basketball coach said, ``he was a coach's dream. He was a team player, he had a great attitude and he was a hard worker who would stay after practice and work on his shots.'' His father Richard said: Chris was a really good kid. Ask anyone who knew him.…”