That policy, Madam Chair, has been a deadly failure.
The fact of the matter is that the gun lobby, led by the NRA and the gun manufacturers that fund it, exert great influence on politicians.
Policymakers who stand in the way of doing something to address the problem should be ashamed of themselves.
We are in decline as a Nation when it comes to the moral and societal decline in our Nation.
This stopping a bad guy with a good guy with a gun just has not worked.
No other country has a problem like the gun violence problem plaguing our country.
Efforts to divert violent criminals out of the criminal justice system have failed.
We have to keep history and context in mind in all of this.
More gun laws are not going to stop that, not in any way, shape or form, because criminals simply do not obey the law.
If we allow emotion to drive our actions, actions that have Constitution-altering consequences, we will destroy the very foundation of our c...
Evil deeds do not transcend constitutional rights. It is the other way around.
The simple truth is that top-down legislative actions from Washington do not provide the states the due deference they deserve.
We must be thoughtful in how we discuss and address this issue.
I hope that this hearing is truly looking for legitimate, functional, and effective answers and not just a bunch of left-wing talking points...
This cannot be allowed to happen.
The increase to state safety funding in IIJA especially through the Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) was notable.
The measures put in front of us would not have actually stopped these shootings.
It is our responsibility to defend it.
