Mike Thompson: “30 people every day are killed by someone using a gun. If you add accidental deaths and suicides, that number jumps up…”

“30 people every day are killed by someone using a gun. If you add accidental deaths and suicides, that number jumps up to 100 people per day. It costs the American taxpayers roughly $600 billion every year. Gun violence costs almost $600 billion every year. Communities across our country are upended. We already heard that there have been more mass shootings this year than there have been days of the year. Police officers across the country are taking ghost guns off the streets every single day, guns that can be purchased as a kit so they don't need a background check and they are unserialized. These are guns that are used a lot in crime. Cops are taking them off the streets every day. This is a serious problem. Our communities are hurting. People are being killed. We need to take action. The Republican leadership in this House needs to bring gun violence prevention legislation to the floor so we can vote it out and help keep our communities safer. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from California (Mr. DeSaulnier). Mr. DeSAULNIER. Mr. Speaker, I thank my neighbor and colleague and friend, Congressman Thompson, for the time and for his tireless leadership on this important topic and for his incredible understanding, from many perspectives, on this important subject. I come to this subject as a survivor of gun violence, having lost my father to gun violence 44 years ago. As Mr.…”