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“THE DAILY 45: IT'S THE NATION'S PROBLEM” mentioning the U.S. Dept. of Justice was published in the Extensions of Remarks section on pages E1277 on June 19, 2008.
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THE DAILY 45: IT'S THE NATION'S PROBLEM
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HON. BOBBY L. RUSH
of illinois
in the house of representatives
Thursday, June 19, 2008
Mr. RUSH. Madam Speaker, the Department of Justice tells us that, everyday, 45 people, on average, are fatally shot in the United States. The reflections I continue to share happen in communities big and small, everyday, all across our nation. Like Chicago, the city of Los Angeles is having its own unprecedented wave of deadly gun violence.
Earlier this month, during the weekend of June 7 and 8, the Los Angeles Times reported that 14 people lost their lives to violence with most of those dying at the hands of a gun. That's 14 people who lost their lives in one weekend in only 48 hours! Why no national outrage over this senseless violence? Even though the headlines read that many of these deaths ``appear to be gang-related,'' those who died--
regardless of their age, their economic status or their race--are children of God. They had lives that mattered to somebody. They certainly mattered to me.
Americans of conscious must come together to stop the senseless death of ``The Daily 45.'' When will we say `enough is enough, stop the killing!'
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