Hearing: The Urgent Need to Address the Gun Violence Epidemic

Committee on Oversight and Reform

Wednesday, June 8, 2022 (10:00 AM)

2154 RHOB
Washington, D.C.
The hearing will convene in room 2154 of the Rayburn House Office Building and over Zoom, which has been approved by the House.

Witnesses

Panel one

Ms. Miah Cerrillo
Fourth Grade Student at Robb Elementary School, Uvalde, TX

Added 06/03/2022 at 01:13 PM
  • Testimony [PDF] Added 06/08/2022 at 12:34 PM

Ms. Zeneta Everhart
Mother of Zaire Goodman, Buffalo, NY

Added 06/03/2022 at 01:13 PM
  • Testimony [PDF] Added 06/08/2022 at 12:34 PM
  • TNT [PDF] Added 06/08/2022 at 12:34 PM
  • Bio [PDF] Added 06/08/2022 at 12:34 PM

Mr. Roy Guerrero
Pediatrition, Uvalde, TX

Added 06/03/2022 at 01:13 PM
  • Testimony [PDF] Added 06/08/2022 at 12:34 PM
  • TNT [PDF] Added 06/08/2022 at 12:34 PM
  • Bio [PDF] Added 06/08/2022 at 12:34 PM

Ms. Lucretia Hughes
DC Project, Women for Gun Rights

Added 06/07/2022 at 09:33 PM
  • Testimony [PDF] Added 06/08/2022 at 12:34 PM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 06/09/2022 at 10:29 AM

Mr. Felix and Kimberly Rubio
Parents of Lexi Rubio, Uvalde, TX

Added 06/03/2022 at 01:13 PM
  • Testimony [PDF] Added 08/23/2022 at 12:17 PM
  • TNT [PDF] Added 08/23/2022 at 12:17 PM
  • Bio [PDF] Added 08/23/2022 at 12:17 PM

Panel two

The Honorable Eric Adams
Mayor, New York, New York

Added 06/03/2022 at 10:22 PM
  • Testimony [PDF] Added 06/08/2022 at 12:34 PM
  • TNT [PDF] Added 06/08/2022 at 12:34 PM
  • Bio [PDF] Added 06/08/2022 at 12:34 PM

Mr. Joseph Gramaglia
Police Commissioner, Buffalo, NY

Added 06/03/2022 at 01:13 PM
  • Testimony [PDF] Added 06/08/2022 at 12:34 PM
  • TNT [PDF] Added 06/08/2022 at 12:34 PM
  • Bio [PDF] Added 06/08/2022 at 12:34 PM

Mr. Greg Jackson, Jr.
Executive Director, Community Justice Action Fund

Added 06/03/2022 at 01:13 PM
  • Testimony [PDF] Added 06/08/2022 at 12:34 PM
  • CJAF Playbook Volume 1 [PDF] Added 06/08/2022 at 01:33 PM
  • Community Justice End of Year Report [PDF] Added 06/08/2022 at 01:33 PM
  • FY23 CVI Funding Doctor Letter [PDF] Added 06/08/2022 at 01:33 PM
  • Health Organizations Letter re CVI Funding in FY23 [PDF] Added 06/08/2022 at 01:33 PM
  • Invest in Us Coalition Sign On Letter re CVI Funding [PDF] Added 06/08/2022 at 01:33 PM
  • Law Enforcement Sign-On Letter re DOJ Funding Community-Based Violence Intervention [PDF] Added 06/08/2022 at 01:33 PM
  • NNHVIP White Paper [PDF] Added 06/08/2022 at 01:33 PM
  • Vital Signs: Changes in Firearm Homicide and Suicide Rates [PDF] Added 06/08/2022 at 01:33 PM
  • TNT [PDF] Added 06/08/2022 at 12:34 PM
  • Bio [PDF] Added 06/08/2022 at 12:34 PM

Ms. Becky Pringle
President, National Education Association

Added 06/03/2022 at 01:13 PM
  • Testimony [PDF] Added 06/08/2022 at 12:34 PM
  • TNT [PDF] Added 06/08/2022 at 12:34 PM
  • Bio [PDF] Added 06/08/2022 at 12:34 PM

Mr. Nick Suplina
Senior Vice President for Law and Policy, Everytown for Gun Safety

Added 06/03/2022 at 10:22 PM
  • Testimony [PDF] Added 06/08/2022 at 12:34 PM
  • Appendix to Nick Suplina's Testimony [PDF] Added 06/13/2022 at 07:20 PM
  • TNT [PDF] Added 06/08/2022 at 12:34 PM
  • Bio [PDF] Added 06/08/2022 at 12:34 PM

Ms. Amy Swearer
Legal Fellow, The Heritage Foundation

Added 06/07/2022 at 09:33 PM
  • Testimony [PDF] Added 06/08/2022 at 12:34 PM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 06/09/2022 at 10:29 AM

Support Documents

  • Notice [PDF]
  • MEMO [PDF] Added 06/03/2022 at 10:59 AM
  • Updated Memo for additional witnesses [PDF] Added 06/03/2022 at 10:22 PM
  • UC - Sessions - PS Article submitted to the record [PDF] Added 06/28/2022 at 09:52 AM
  • UC - Rep. Speier - What investigators found searching through Uvalde shooter's belongings _ kens5.com [PDF] Added 06/28/2022 at 09:52 AM
  • UC - Foxx - Why ‘Do Something’ on Gun Control Won’t Work - WSJ [PDF] Added 06/28/2022 at 09:52 AM
  • UC - Comer - National Review Article [PDF] Added 06/28/2022 at 09:52 AM
  • UC - Biggs - The Buffalo shooter was an eco-socialist racist who hated Fox News and Ben Shapiro _ Washington Examiner [PDF] Added 06/28/2022 at 09:52 AM
  • UC - Biggs - Stephen Willeford Statement [PDF] Added 06/28/2022 at 09:52 AM
  • UC - Biggs - SSRN [PDF] Added 06/28/2022 at 09:52 AM
  • UC - Pressley - K12 Organizations Statement on Gun Violence Package [PDF] Added 06/28/2022 at 10:09 AM
  • UC - Lynch - The Mass Shootings Where Stricter Gun Laws Might Have Made a Difference - The New York Times [PDF] Added 06/28/2022 at 01:47 PM
  • UC - Cylde - West Virginia woman with pistol shoots, kills man firing at graduation party [PDF] Added 08/02/2022 at 01:13 PM
  • UC - Pressley - Cops and No Counselors [PDF] Added 08/02/2022 at 01:11 PM
  • UC- Pressley - Preventing school violence: assessing armed guardians, school policy and context [PDF] Added 08/02/2022 at 01:11 PM

Member Statements

  • Rep. Connolly- Statement for the Record [PDF] Added 06/27/2022 at 04:25 PM

Hearing Record

  • Attendance [PDF] Added 06/09/2022 at 10:10 AM
  • Transcript [PDF] Added 06/29/2022 at 03:13 PM

First Published: June 1, 2022 at 10:59 AM
Last Updated: August 23, 2022 at 12:17 PM


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