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VIDEO: On Eve of 1st Anniversary of Parkland Shooting, Rep. Crow Gives Floor Speech on the Need to Address Gun Violence

February 13, 2019

 

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Rep. Crow giving floor speech

Below please find Rep. Jason Crow's remarks:

I rise in memory of the 17 students killed nearly one year ago today at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.

They deserve more than our remembrance though. They deserve action and the promise that we as a country will do better.

I speak today as a father. As a soldier. As a sportsman. And as a resident of Aurora, Colorado.

I respect the 2nd Amendment and our heritage of responsible gun ownership, but I learned while serving our country that citizenship comes with duties to our fellow Americans.

One of these duties is to ensure that our fellow citizens can live without fear and safely pursue their dreams and ambitions. I was sent here to speak the truth. And the truth is we are not fulfilling that duty to one another.

So let us be the generation who has the courage to stand up to the gun lobby and special interests.

Let us be the generation that recognizes that citizenship comes with responsibility.

I know we can be that generation.

The question is are we that Congress?

I call on my colleagues to pass HR8 and re-institute the ban on assault weapons to keep our kids and our communities safe.

Thank you. I yield back.