On the recordMarch 29, 2000
every day the Republican leadership wastes by not convening the Juvenile Justice Conference Committee, 13 children are wasted as a result of gun violence. That is 13 children gone forever. This is not a game, this is about children's lives. Our children need safety locks, they need effective background checks, and they need the NRA to loosen its grip on the Republican leadership. They need these things now. Guns kill. It is that simple. According to the Justice Department, Federal gun prosecutions are up 16 percent, State and local gun prosecutions have risen 22 percent, but our children are still dying. The Republican leadership must convene a meeting of the Juvenile Justice Conference Committee to expand gun safety measures and protect our children. I urge my Republican colleagues to stop playing politics with children's lives and start working on meaningful gun safety legislation. Our children's lives depend on it.
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