On the recordFebruary 5, 2020
Today, I rise because there is an epidemic in our country. One hundred Americans die every day from gun violence. We are 25 times more likely to die from guns than people who live in comparable nations. Gun violence is personal to me. When I was a young boy, my sister took her life with my father's revolver. In 2014, my community was devastated by the Isla Vista shooting that killed six people and left 14 injured. I rise because there are commonsense solutions to curb this violent trend. One of those is my bipartisan Extreme Risk Protection Order Act of 2019, which will help ensure people who have demonstrated that they are at risk of hurting themselves or others temporarily don't have access to guns. The bill passed out of the committee. I now ask the House to bring this legislation to the floor. The House has already sent two bipartisan background check bills to the Senate; yet, Senate Majority Leader McConnell has not acted. There is no excuse. I will continue to rise until we end this epidemic. ____________________
