Barbara Boxer: “I want to say to Senator Reed, he is a very powerful voice in favor of sensible gun laws. He is taking every opportunity…”

“I want to say to Senator Reed, he is a very powerful voice in favor of sensible gun laws. He is taking every opportunity he can. He has stated this many times, to bring this matter of the juvenile justice bill that contains all these important gun control laws to the floor of the Senate. Today he said we should not adjourn until we take care of this. I think he is making a very important point. We have five important, sensible gun control measures in the juvenile justice bill. We voted for them here. On one of them, it was Al Gore, the Vice President, who broke that tie vote on closing the gun show loophole on which Senator Lautenberg had worked so hard, to keep away from children, and to keep away from people who are mentally unstable, and keep away from criminals, access to weapons. It is a very sad day indeed that we are going home, now, right on the heels of the tragic anniversary of Columbine--those killings occurred a year ago--and we have done nothing. I want to state for the Record, every time my friend Senator Reed comes to the floor, I will be there with him as long as it takes. We are going to have a Million Mom March. I don't know whether a million moms will come, but thousands will come to march in favor of these very responsible gun laws. I intend to be there, and many of us will be there with them. We will not stop the pressure.”