Eric Swalwell: “I thank Mr. Thompson for this legislation because it takes the most dangerous weapons out of the hands of the most…”

“I thank Mr. Thompson for this legislation because it takes the most dangerous weapons out of the hands of the most dangerous people. I have heard from my colleagues on the other side of the aisle about rights. Let's talk about some other rights in this country, like the right to pray in church, the right to dance at a party, the right to come home from a concert, the right to come back home safely and alive. Those are rights that matter, too. And I am for this because I think about a mother who told me a couple years ago to keep fighting on this issue because every day when she puts her children in the car and sends them off to school, before they get out the car, she closes her eyes to remember what they were wearing because she was afraid that one day she may have to identify them. This bill says we don't have to live that way anymore. The right to come home alive is greater than any right that is being put forward by the other side.”