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Lynn Schenk: “Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of the rule on the assault weapons ban because it is smart, sensible legislation that…”

On the recordMay 5, 1994
Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of the rule on the assault weapons ban because it is smart, sensible legislation that will make our streets safer. Our common sense tells us that. They say, ``Guns don't kill people, people kill people.'' Tell that to the parents of my 24-year-old constituent who was gunned down Sunday night by a spray of bullets as he was coming out of a theater in a very popular park. Lest you think it cannot happen to someone you know or it cannot happen to you, I was in that exact spot 1 rac{1}{2} hours before he was killed. But for the fact of the time element of 1 rac{1}{2} hours, it could have been me. With innocent people being gunned down weekly by these weapons, this country cannot afford complacency. Let me again paraphrase last year's campaign phrase: ``It is the guns, stupid.'' Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues, will their vote belong to the NRA or to the American people? I think the answer is clear.
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Lynn Schenk
Democratic · California
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Speaking in support of the assault weapons ban during a House floor debate.

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