Political Quotes

“I simply say this: If ever there was a matter that was a commonsense matter, this is it. We are losing kids; 5,000 kids are dying. In my State, gunshot wounds are the No. 1 cause of death among children. So anything we can do to prevent that is worth doing. My colleague has shown a typical safety lock. It is not expensive. Many companies have agreed to do this voluntarily. It seems to me we need to give a boost to those others to join. This law would not adversely impact those who are voluntarily moving forward with these locks. I am interested to hear the argument against this because it will be hard for me to understand how we could look at this figure, say that we love our children, say that we should be protectors of our children, and still not stand up for our children. We can do it with this amendment. It isn't rocket science, it is a simple child safety lock. Just as we would keep out of the reach of our children anything dangerous, this is the only way to keep guns out of the reach of children. I want to thank my colleagues for their patience. I am looking forward to an overwhelming vote on this.”