Others appearing at the news conference included Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-D.C.)  --  who said repeal would increase a D.C.  homicide rate that is at a 20-year low  --  School Superintendent Clifford B. Janey and relatives of shooting victims. The anti-gun activists announced the formation of the National Coalition for D.C. Democracy and Safety to lobby against the Senate bill and a similar House measure, which were introduced last month.