,,iv  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #eia  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,july #ac1 #bjbc ,mr4 
,veasey submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2   
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on         
,ov]sight & ,acc\ntability  ,,resolution
  ,condemn+ ! horrific gun viol5ce 9 ,=t
 ,wor?1 ,texas1 & ackn[l$g+ ! human toll
 ( gun viol5ce 9 ?is c\ntry4  ,:]eas gun
 viol5ce rema9s ! lead+ cause ( dea? =  
*ildr5 & adolesc5ts 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1  
accord+ to ! late/ mortality data by !  
,c5t]s = ,disease ,control & ,prev5tion2
 ,:]eas1 on ,july #c1 #bjbc1 two sep>ate
 mass %oot+s took place 9 ,=t ,wor?'s   
,como & ,polyte*nic ,heights            
neighborhoods 9 ,texas2 ,:]eas ! p (    
,texas m\rn ! innoc5t #c lives t 7 lo/  
dur+ a mass %oot+ t left m ?an a doz5   
injur$ z ! community ga!r$ at           
,como,fest1 an annual ,f\r? ( ,july     
celebration2 ,:]eas ! lives (           
#ah-ye>-olds ,gabriella ,nav>rete &     
,paul ,willis & #bb-ye>-old ,cyn?ia     
,santos 7 tak5 9 :at 0 suppos$ to be a  

celebration ( life1 lib]ty1 & ! pursuit 
( happ9ess2 ,:]eas _! lives 7 tak5 f !m1
 viol5tly & s5selessly1 9 ano!r horrific
 trag$y due to gun viol5ce2 ,:]eas !    
,como & ,polyte*nic ,heights            
neighborhoods recognize ?is tragic      
episode is absolutely n a depiction ( ! 
communities z a :ole2 ,:]eas ,como &    
,polyte*nic ,heights h creat$ #b ( ! mo/
 tight-knit1 lov+ communities 9 ,=t     
,wor?2 ,:]eas ! ,=? ,wor? ,police       
,dep>tm5t cont9ues to he> ! conc]ns ( & 
"w ) ! resid5ts ( ,como & ,polyte*nic   
,heights to combat viol5t crime2 ,:]eas 
,=t ,wor?'s ov]all viol5t crime z (     
,june #bjbc is d[n #g4d p]c5t comp>$ to 
,june #bjbb1 accord+ to ! late/ data f !
 ,=t ,wor? ,police ,dep>tm5t2 ,:]eas    
,como1 ,polyte*nic ,heights1 & ! ,=t    
,wor? ,police ,dep>tm5t rema9 committ$  
to heal+ & mak+ ,=t ,wor? z safe z      
possible2 ,:]eas ! ,gun ,viol5ce        
,ar*ive1 a nonpr(it rese>* gr\p t tracks
 gun viol5ce1 def9es a mass %oot+ z "o 9
 :i* at lea/ #d p 7 kill$ or injur$2    

,:]eas1 z ( ,july #aj1 #bjbc1 ! ,gun    
,viol5ce ,ar*ive has c\nt$ & v]ifi$ #cga
 mass %oot+s & m ?an #bb1jjj gun viol5ce
 dea?s 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ?is ye>2 &     
,:]eas ! p ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates recognize !
 al>m+ cont9uance ( gun viol5ce 9 ?is   
c\ntry & ! deep w\nds su* viol5ce causes
 communities 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates3 ,n[1    
!re=e1 be x ,t ! ,h\se (                
,repres5tatives--  7#a7 condemns ! he9\s
 mass %oot+s 9 ,como & ,polyte*nic      
,heights 9 ,=t ,wor?1 ,texas2  7#b7     
honors ! memory ( ! victims t 7 lo/2    
7#c7 expresses hope = a full & spe$y    
recov]y = p t 7 injur$ 9 ! attack2  7#d7
 expresses gratitude to community lead]s
 & fir/ respond]s = _! commitm5t to help
 ! resid5ts ( ,como & ,polyte*nic       
,heights heal f ?is trag$y2 &  7#e7     
ackn[l$ges ! human toll ( gun viol5ce 9 
?is c\ntry4