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THE WHITE HOUSE

                     Office of the Press Secretary
                         (Littleton, Colorado)
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For Immediate Release                                       May 20, 1999

STATEMENT BY THE PRESIDENT

Today's shooting at Heritage High School in Georgia was deeply troubling to us all. In the wake of these terrible incidents, all Americans must come together and do everything we can to protect children from violence. I applaud the Senate for today's historic vote to close the gun show loophole, and keep guns out of the hands of criminals and children.

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