Bob Barr: “Unfortunately, what we are witnessing here today is the continued politicization by the Democrats and by this…”

“Unfortunately, what we are witnessing here today is the continued politicization by the Democrats and by this administration of issues that really ought to be removed from the political arena and looked at objectively in the best interests of the American people, with the laws and our Constitution in mind. Unfortunately, though, every time there is a tragedy in our community, folks on the other side, including those clamoring for this resolution today, do not look to those in the community who are responsible for enforcing our gun laws, nor, of course, would they even dare to think of looking to the administration to enforce existing gun laws, which this administration has shamefully refused to enforce in a number of areas, including those relating to the very crimes that give rise to these cries today for precipitous action on the part of the Committee on the Judiciary conferees. Rather, though, than look to continually politicizing an issue regarding the safety of our children and efforts to construct a framework within which we can protect our children, within the bounds of our Constitution and our laws, the other side simply clamors for politicization.”