03/27/2000
https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu...
"We know that there is more for each of us to do at home and at school, in Hollywood and in the heartland and here in Washington."
"America's law enforcement officers serve each day as a defense against the forces of crime and brutality."
"We are fast approaching our goal to fund 100,000 police officers, and our crime rates are at a 25-year low."
"S. 254 does not include any of these common sense provisions that build on the efforts proven to be highly effective in keeping guns out of the hands of criminals and youth."