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On the recordFebruary 10, 1994
I rise today on behalf of myself and Senator Chafee, to introduce legislation to address one of the saddest consequences of the proliferation of guns in this country--injuries and deaths of hundreds of children and thousands of others from accidental shootings each year. The stories are truly horrifying. A 4-year-old boy shoots his 2-year-old brother with the 22-caliber pistol he finds under the seat of his father's pickup truck. A 10-year-old finds a 38-caliber revolver in a dresser drawer. He does not think it is loaded and accidentally kills his 8-year-old sister while playing with the gun. You may think that tragic stories like these are rare and unusual accidents. But the shocking truth is that they are far too common. The legislation I am introducing today--``The Child Safety Firearms Act of 1994''--will do something about this appalling and senseless loss of lives.
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The speaker is introducing legislation to prevent accidental shootings involving children.

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