Political Quotes

“Almost 2 years ago this House debated and passed the semiautomatic assault weapon ban. It made eminent sense to pass that legislation then to keep these weapons of war from falling into the hands of criminals. It makes even more sense to keep the ban now. The ban is working. It is fighting crime. It is helping our police officers, and it is protecting our law-abiding citizens. Since its enactment, the number of assault weapons used in crime has dropped 18 percent, and that will increase as fewer and fewer are available. Assault weapons are harder for criminals to get. The price of these has tripled in that same period of time, and after many decades of rising crime in America, we have finally started to reduce our crime rate. The assault weapon ban is strongly supported by law enforcement officials. It makes their job safer. Every major law enforcement organization supports the ban. The ban is supported by 80 percent of the American people, who strongly feel criminals should not have assault weapons. This also is a public safety issue. It is an anticrime issue. We must vote to continue the ban.”