Political Quotes

“This House's silence on preventing gun violence and keeping guns out of the hands of dangerous individuals is a betrayal of the American people. Americans are 25 times more likely to be murdered with a gun than in any of our peer countries; and since the horrific shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School in my district, in the last 3\1/2\ years, 100,000 Americans have lost their lives to gun violence. Think about that--100,000 Americans. That is the size of a good-sized American city, every single one of them dead because of a gun. And this House-- this House--has done nothing. We are elected to respond to the needs of the American people. We are elected to keep Americans safe; and right now, felons, domestic violence abusers, even suspected terrorists can buy a gun of their choice without a background check, no questions asked. And the bad guys are well aware of this big, gaping loophole in our laws. Here is what an al Qaeda spokesman said in a propaganda video in 2011: ``America is absolutely awash in easily obtainable firearms. You can go down to a gun show at the local convention center and come away with a fully automatic assault weapon, without a background check, and most likely without having to show an identification card. So what are you waiting for?'' The real question is: What are we, what are we in this Chamber, waiting for?…”