John Chenoweth: “I find it interesting the gentleman from California who just spoke about the second amendment of the Constitution failed…”

“I find it interesting the gentleman from California who just spoke about the second amendment of the Constitution failed to emphasize the fact that it is not the militia's right to keep and bear arms. The Constitution clearly says that it is the people's right to keep and bear arms. This is nothing but a smokescreen to divert the attention of the real debate here. I am here to tell Members, the NRA did not support me. They heavily supported my opponent, and yet the NRA is right on this issue and right on second amendment rights. This is not a political issue. This is an issue of citizens' rights, because the real issue is not guns. The real issue here is crime. We banned the so-called assault weapons and we still have crime. As a result, some will argue that we need to ban many more guns, and that argument is offensive. It is offensive to common sense, and it is offensive to the Constitution. We need to punish criminals, not inanimate objects. We need to reserve the fundamental rights of the American people.”