Sam Farr: “I rise to encourage my colleagues to support the ban on selling assault rifles. This is not an issue of gun control.…”

“I rise to encourage my colleagues to support the ban on selling assault rifles. This is not an issue of gun control. Legitimate hunters do not use them; assault rifles are not a target rifle; they have no place in a home or business, other than to kill people--a lot of people. This is not an issue of second amendment rights. In fact, when the California legislature banned these rifles after a long debate, just like today, the NRA testified that they would not appeal a court ruling upholding the California law. This is not a political re-election issue. The California election results show that every member of the California legislature who voted in favor of the assault ban was re-elected. The U.S. Senate has placed this issue in conference. I urge my colleagues in this house to do the same. Support H.R. 4296!”