Gun violence in the United States. I think maybe so. Because ihere tonight think there is a real chance that history is about to be made. Gun violence in this country needs a turning point. And we democrats are going to stay here until it happens. Country. Led this a selma like moment. Countryence in this must be turned around and we will never leave here until that happens. [applause] many more speakers. My colleagues on both sides of the aisle, there have been a lot of stories told tonight and as you see behind us, of his beautiful young people. They all tell a story. All night you have been seen members hold of the signs with names of victims. This is my family story. This is brian, my address brother. In 1996. Nned down he left a daughter. A grown woman now and growth never knowing her debt. He left a wonderful family that loved him desperately and i hask that is part of what not registered with a lot of people with these moments of silence. Until perhaps tonight. Have carried the burden in my heart but ive been close enough to witness it. That is what we are fighting against tonight. That good forer has caused in this country far too many years. You to johny thank lewis. Havea rules guy and i enormous respect for this congress that im blessed to serve. So i had trouble with the idea of a sit in in the house of representatives of the United States congress. But, when they shut off this microphone and when they shut off the cameras and would not let members of Congress Stand up for the people who sent us here, then it is time to get into some good trouble. [applause] so john lewis, thank you for getting the right with the idea of a sit in on the half of people and famils have been victims of gun violence all these years. And what is really shocking when you think about it, what is is the modestg changes that we are asking in our gun laws in this country. On the three bills that i happen to be a cosponsor of, this whole thought this whole fight is about getting three bills on the floor and all we want to do is talk about them and have a vote on them. That is all we are asking. We are not forcing anyones hands. We just want open debate on the floor. The first bill is simple. Of pages. A couple it says that people on the terrorist watch list should not have weapons. [applause] how radical is that . To second bill says we ought check the background the people before they get weapons so that we can determine that psychologically they can handle the responsibility of having those weapons. [applause] bill, it says that on gun should do a study violence as a health issue because we are losing so many americans. [applause] i will be the first to admit that those three bills will not solve anything everything but they are a good place to start. The one thing in common, the one thing these spaces have in can speakese bases for themselves. That is our job to speak on their behalf. And on behalf of their families. Im enormously proud to be a member of this body. God bless you offer here and got blessed these United States of america. Bless his United States of america. These United States of america. The gentleman from indiana. Is privilege to follow someone who may have the remarks im going to mermaid. My only request is to not accept half measures. People who have lost their lives decemberolence since of 2014. We cannot bring them back. Im told the 89 people today, 89 people a day in the United States of america lose their lives because of gun violence. I was given a gentlemans name dont know anything about what his life was like, all i know is he doesnt get to live the rest of it. Bring any of them back. Body onof the greatest the planet earth and our responsibility is to those living today to make sure they lotalive friday morning and not lost to gun violence. Do not accept half measures. Bill, no break. From my perspective and i speak only for myself, it is not enough to just deal with the issues of the terrorist watch list, it is not just enough to make corrections and improvements of the background check, it is not enough to continue to try and improve Mental Health services in the United States. Simply doenough to with the approval of large capacity magazines. It is not enough to just deal as far aslt weapons the prohibition of their future sales, manufacture, importation. We need to take a holistic approach on this issue so 89 ofe people do not die gunfire was during these next to four hours. 24 hours. Two of the first three words of amendment, while ricky dated wellregulated. Regulate firearms well. Thank you very much. Florida, patrick murphy. Thank you for your leadership. I would you think all my colleagues for standing up for something that is common sense. There are certain amount of issues we deal with on a daytoday this is that are telling. We have ideological differences with our friends on the other side of the aisle. But there are things that are common sense. Closing the terrorist gun loophole is one of them. I think back to freshman orientation and look around the room and see a lot of my imates when we were want everybody that was better in that orientation, number 49 new members of congress. And we sat there at orientation and learn the basics of how to become a member of congress. What to do, how to vote, how to do an amendment. The basic stuff. Colleague stood up in tears and ran out of the room. We also getting alerts. Sandy hook had just happened. We all sat there. I still get chills thinking about that day. We are promised that at a minimum, we would focus on Mental Health, more funding, making sure we have background checks, make sure we reduce the magazine sizes, make sure we do something with these weapons that are meant for war and purely war. We have not had a single boat and the congress. Membersast let the speak. This is a peoples house. As of my colleagues referenced earlier, this is not normal. This does not happen enough. This passion you are saying is what is needed to get people to wake up. Here are some issues there are so many issues that we face. One of the committees im on is the intelligence committee. We spent every day and come up with the funding to make sure the cia, nsa, fbi, all Law Enforcement has the resources they need to protect this country. Ensure thatroud to american taxpayer dollars are going to do that. So then we identify the suspected terrorists and then we allow them to go buy a weapon anywhere they choose that a gun store on the corner. How the world does that make sense . There is no logic. These are common sense bills. There are a couple of the printer issues here that we can make a difference on. I sure hope our colleagues on the other side of the aisle do not continue to pander to the nra and interest groups. Larger responsible for the 32,000 best that happen every year. Look at these pictures. I think about what happened in orlando. Think about what happened around the country. Republicans for the to look at these families and tell them they cannot do something a little bit more to prevent this from happening. Steps tol incremental prevent this from happening again. We can do better. We only to the American People to do better. I urge you all to let this come up to a vote at a minimum. Iq. Thank you. [applause] thank you, mr. Larson. Hask you to john lewis who played such an Important Role today. Massachusetts, cap a car, nice to see you. Katherine clark, nice to see. I have been struck by how many of you have such personal stories of loss. All so much more real. After a number that week come back to the places in which these terrible times have taken place. A Movie Theater where any of us can imagine being. A workplace where we want our daughters and sons to go off and get jobs. In a church when so many spend sunday mornings. N school i dont think there is a person in this room that cant have the heart to lose their 60. The Lgbt Community was having fun at a nightclub. We have heard over and over lost on aple are daily basis. My constituents get this and see this and are so dismayed that we do not act. When they ask me for that is the case, i hesitate to give any hope. It is a wonderful and to be here today and i would be able to say we are standing up and demand in action. I remember john lewis as we were reform anealth care important vote that we were taking and mr. Lewis got up in front and said to all of us in the room, or many still struggling with their votes and i know youre asking why you are here and he said because history has called him here. He told, that is what were asking for today. The opportunity to use of voting card and register how we feel bringing safety and gun laws of the country. No bill, no break. No bill, no break. No bill, no break. No bill, no break. No bill, no break. Thank you and all my colleagues for an incredible day. Over and over and over again, not just today, by democrats in congress, but by the vast majority of americans that it is long past due to make sensible or control and national priority. I represent parts of los angeles which has hadty 482 gun homicides last year and the cycle continues. Ago, officer ricky marine who had done a iraq,n afghanistan and had come back, join the Police Department and was sitting in andcar when a gunman came shot him dead. As we have been simply asking , i speaker to give us a vote divisionmed of the new of the Police Station in my , and another killing took place. A man had a rifle and was shooting it in the air. Another man came and asked him if he would please stop doing that and instead of stopping, he turned the gun on the man and shot him in the head and body. Reality is a reality that far too many families in my district and communities around everyuntry live with single day. Their parents in my district and whoow the sister of others are afraid to let the Children Play out in the yard because they may be killed by a bullet. They have them play inside the house, but even in the house they are not allowed to play by a window because a bullet may come to that window. Age, they teach their Young Children that the minute they hear anything that sound like a bullet, you drop to the floor. Family should have to live in fear this way. At the very least, the very today what were asking and what every american should be able to expect from their member of congress, that we will at least do everything we can to prevent parents from having a gun. We democrats are thating united to demand speaker ryan and House Republicans respect our right come out right as members of congress to at least have a vote on bipartisan, commonsense legislation that will help prevent gun violence. Democrats are ready to vote on bills to strengthen our background check system and to keep guns out of the hands of suspected terrorists. , absolutelyexcuse none. [applause] clear and dangerous laws and our gun laws. No more delays. No more excuses. No more moments of silence. It is time for action. Democrats did together. We stand firm and we stand with our constituents. Fly, no buy. No no bill, no break. The American People deserve no less. [applause] from the great state of michigan, debbie dingell. Is there any member who has not spoken for the first time . But how about a round of applaus. [applause] i have been on the floor for and i cant believe, i never actually thought i would sit on the floor. It has been a tough day in some ways. Happened, i sat with another member and said, it will never change. Shooting, wefic are all going to say isnt this terrible and we will go back to going to normal. Whatever the normal is, we have come to accept. And waiting until the next shooting. And yet, today, we show that that is not what is going to happen. , so many of my colleagues have talked about, we dont focus on what is happening every day, we dont focus on the daily shootings or how our young people, but that is what happened. We dont focus on what is happening and who has access. This house is torn in a way that i feel torn. , he no how much i love john dingell. He is the most important thing in my life. Years, there has been tension between the two of us. Owner, responsible gun he believes in the constitution. I do want to take his gun away or anybody elses gun. House with an a man that should not have had access to a gun, i know what it is like to have bullets coming at you. I know it is like to pray to god to not let anything happen to me. We still live in a society where we will let a convicted felon, someone with Domestic Abuse get a gun. [applause] i have a million thoughts as i sit in front of you today. Labeledtuents who get list,e on the nofly protecting civil liberties. Common sense gun laws to make this safer. Were not going to accept the violence. Untilnot going to do it we start to change the dialogue. To the table and have the discussion. Enough is enough. I can talk about what i grew up with for many years. People knew i did not like guns. Child, many of you probably would have agreed with what i said. That we cant stay silent any longer. We have to do something. Unitedver seen us more than we are today. I love my husband with my whole heart and soul. He does not know im standing here right now. I love my republican friends. I love you all. Cant you come to the table. Can we have a discussion. Can we say enough is enough . Cant we have a vote. . [applause] she said she did not know whether she would want to speak or not. [applause] he has been here all day long on this floor. They make sure they took to the well and were filming this and stream and this on periscope. That is a new one for me. I dont know what periscope is. The periscope protest nevertheless. When the cameras were turned off and the microphones went down, scott peters and i and many others turned on our farms. Scott is streaming this on periscope. I am streaming this on facebook. Something that strikes me is not just the thousands of people who are watching what we are doing here, but that thousands and tens of thousands of and it is a debate that has critical urgency to it. I know the people who are here with us tonight, who are in the gallery, who are outside, have been having this debate for years. And they have brought an urgency to this debate. The only place in the country where we have not had this debate and where there has not been this urgency has been on the floor of the house of representatives. Until today and tonight, thanks to john lewis, thanks to katherine clark. [applause] and i have the honor to serve with them. My uncle was a sheriffs deputy. And his proudest achievement was winning the sharpshooters award. He was the person who taught me how to shoot. And that man loved his guns and cherished of the Second Amendment. Orourke understood you can defend the Second Amendment and still make sensible laws to protect lives and improve public safety. The people i represent in el paso, texas understand that. The people in america get that. But just in case i am wrong, i have got republicans in the chamber tonight. I have democrats in the chamber tonight. Some amazing americans are joining us in the gallery. So, let me ask you. Should the center of Disease Control be able to study gun so that members of congress can make informed decisions on gun safety . [cheers and applause] any american who wants to purchase a gun, no matter where from, shoulds it have begun through a background check. [cheers and applause] should we be able to protect the people who we serve, our fellow citizens, from assault rifles, whose only purpose is to kill and to maim . [cheers and applause] should we be able to keep the people who we think are too anderous to board a plane fly with us that come to our districts, or to come back home dc, us here to washington should be able to purchase a gun . [cheers and applause] one of the top of moments i had after taking this job threeandahalf years ago was putting my son ulysses to sleep. And i was leaving on an airplane to come back here the next day. And he said, dad, why did he want to take a job where you arent going to see us so many days, so many weeks, so many months out of the year . And that question has stayed with me every single day. What i do here, i want to be worthy of my son, my daughter molly, who just turned eight 35 minutes ago. Worthy of the people i represent, who put me in this position of public trust. And i have got to tell you. There has been no moments in the three and a half years that i have been here where i have thought that i am doing, and but we are doing together, is more worthy of that sacrifice that our family members make, and is more worthy that the trust that the people we represent place in us. So, thank you john lewis. Thank you for allowing me to join you today. And to my kids were home tonight, hopefully in bed, i dont know when we will be home, but i know it is ok and i know i can justify that to you. I know we wont be back anytime no billause [inaudible] [cheers and applause] theow, the speaker can turn microphone. And the figure can d and the speaker can deny us gun s safety, but you cant take our values away, what we stand up for, or who we stand up to. And we are standing up to the speaker and saying, get us a vote [cheers and applause] reeling from these attacks. Over 2000 people each year die from gun violence. Yet in the house of representatives, with the leadership of the republicans, it is business as usual. We are tiredo say, of silence. We want action. We are saying, enough is enough that is why we are following our great plan and our great colleague, john lewis, down to the four of congress. And those of us who know john know he will never give up. He will never stop. [cheers and applause] thank you for your wonderful leadership. Now, he the majority plans a recess. So, what are we supposed to tell the families of orlando and newtown . That they are too busy with th eir fundraising, with their meaningless bills, rolling that consumer protection, trying to roll back dodd frank. They are too busy to have the responsible vote we need on gun safety. Since 1958, more americans have died from gun violence than in all the wars in this countrys history. And is unacceptable American People want action. Lets give them that vote. Nofly no buy legislation is a nobrainer, keeping dangerous weapons from out of those who would do harm to others is a nobrainer. I was joinedyear, on the floor with many other senators. We should reverse