Hank Johnson: “In my district, the Fourth District of Georgia, the people are tired of gratuitous gun violence. Gun violence and gun…”

“In my district, the Fourth District of Georgia, the people are tired of gratuitous gun violence. Gun violence and gun deaths have risen by 8 percent over the last decade. Just this Friday night, a 35-year-old female was killed. Her brother had been killed a year earlier--both by gunfire. Saturday night, a 35-year- old male was killed. His brother had been killed a year ago by gunfire--both of them. Families are being torn asunder. No family should have to live under that. A 38-year-old male not far from my office lost his life over a parking space over this past weekend. Gratuitous gun violence has to stop. There is something that Congress can do about it. We need to take action, little, small action like closing the gun show loophole. It makes a big difference. A little action like no fly, no buy makes a big difference. But this Congress, under the control of the NRA, is unable to do so. It is time for change. ____________________”