Mike Thompson: “I have a privileged resolution at the desk, which I have previously noticed. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will…”

“I have a privileged resolution at the desk, which I have previously noticed. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the resolution. The Clerk read as follows: Whereas, gun violence affects every community in our Nation; Whereas, 30 people are killed every day by someone using a gun; Whereas, more than 2,200 people have been killed this year by someone using a gun; Whereas, there have been at least 34 mass shootings this year; Whereas, while mass shootings often receive media attention, gun violence is present every day in every community; Whereas, since the tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School, the House of Representatives has held 43 moments of silence to honor the memory of people killed by someone using guns; Whereas, most gun owners are responsible and law-abiding; Whereas, the Supreme Court, in its District of Columbia v.…”