Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition to H.J. Res. 40. This resolution undermines our NICS background check system. I am a gun owner and a strong supporter of the Second Amendment, but this isn't about denying people the right to own a gun. It is about upholding the law, and the law is very clear on who should be reported to the NICS system. The law was passed more than a decade ago to keep guns out of the hands of people who can't responsibly own them. These are not people just having a bad day. These are not people simply suffering from depression or anxiety or agoraphobics. These are people with a severe mental illness who can't hold any kind of job or make any decisions about their affairs. So the law says very clearly that they shouldn't have a firearm. The Supreme Court in the Heller decision recognized that the Second Amendment grants Americans the right to own firearms, but they also stated that reasonable restrictions to that right can apply, such as when a person is diagnosed with a severe mental illness. The Social Security Administration is simply obeying the law. So what exactly is the objection here? Passage of this resolution puts Americans at risk. It would prevent the Social Security Administration from reporting the names of those who should not have a gun and prohibit that indefinitely. If there are concerns about the rules, let's revise it. But the CRA process is not a revision. It would ban Social Security from even amending their rule.…”