Maxine Waters said "I have absolutely nothing in common with the NRA. I do not like guns, I wish there were none in our society. However, I have a passion for fairness. This passion for fairness drives me not to allow there to be law created for certain segments of our society, even though we are trying very desperately to solve problems. It is illegal to have an illegal weapon. It is illegal to have an illegal weapon. Whether you live in housing projects, whether you live in condominiums, whether you live in cities, whether you live in rural communities, on farms, it does not matter. You are in violation of the law if you possess an illegal firearm, and that is for everybody, and we should not change that." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordMay 9, 1996

I have absolutely nothing in common with the NRA. I do not like guns, I wish there were none in our society. However, I have a passion for fairness. This passion for fairness drives me not to allow there to be law created for certain segments of our society, even though we are trying very desperately to solve problems. It is illegal to have an illegal weapon. It is illegal to have an illegal weapon. Whether you live in housing projects, whether you live in condominiums, whether you live in cities, whether you live in rural communities, on farms, it does not matter. You are in violation of the law if you possess an illegal firearm, and that is for everybody, and we should not change that.

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Maxine Waters

Democratic · California

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Editor's note · Context

Debating the Durbin amendment related to gun laws and public housing.

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