Mike Thompson: “This is the final amendment to the bill, and it would not kill the bill or send it back to committee. If adopted, the…”

“This is the final amendment to the bill, and it would not kill the bill or send it back to committee. If adopted, the bill will immediately proceed to final passage, as amended. Mr. Speaker, less than 1 week ago, 10 people were shot and killed in their school in Santa Fe, Texas. As usual, Members sent thoughts and prayers. They said that things have got to change, and then they did nothing. We held our 47th moment of silence since the tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School 5\1/2\ years ago. For every Member who looks into the face of yet another grieving family and says, ``I am with you,'' and then does nothing, I have a message for you: You are complicit. You are allowing criminals and the dangerously mentally ill easy access to guns. Your inaction is leading to gravestone after gravestone. We have not had one vote on legislation to keep guns out of the hands of people who shouldn't have them. If we are not allowed a vote, there is blood on the hands of Congress. Since Sandy Hook, more kids have been killed by someone using a gun than all of our troops killed in combat since 9/11. Let that sink in. Seven thousand young kids are dead, in part, because of our inaction. I don't know about you, but that number keeps me up at night. These are children who are robbed of a lifetime of experiences and robbed of their future. Instead of going to their graduation, their parents go and visit their grave.…”