Bob Barr

Mr. Speaker, today the American people have much to be proud of, much to be optimistic about for the future credibility, integrity and ability of our law enforcement system to seek out, prosecute, prevent, and sentence, and carry out…

Some police officers, some police chiefs endorse the gun ban. Some do not. ... These officers know that a responsible citizenry with the capability to defend itself against well-armed criminals and thugs who will always, I repeat, always…

The devil is the person with a gun in his hand who murders anybody in this country. That is the devil. That is the person to which this legislation today is aimed. It is the devil in Scotland who murdered 16 children and their teacher in a…

This is hardly a sneak attack. This is an issue, Mr. Speaker, that the American people know. This is an issue, Mr. Speaker, that every Member of this body, every one of the 435 Members of this body, every one of the 100 members of the…

this, obviously, has been a very vigorous debate, as it should be, and hopefully will continue year after year after year, because these concerns that we are debating today are not going to be concluded in one piece of legislation…

in an age when for many years it seems as if our courts and many of our public institutions have been engaged in a direct and deliberate effort to eradicate religion and recognition of God from whom all our powers and sense of right and…

recently a gentleman named Louis Farrakhan toured over a dozen African and Middle Eastern countries, including Libya, Nigeria, Iraq, and Iran. During Mr. Farrakhan's trips abroad, and specifically during his trip to Libya, Libyan strong…

too many Americans take freedom for granted, expecting it as constant a force of nature as the daily rising of the Sun. Fortunately for all of us, there are men like Special Forces S.Sgt. Neal Bolin, who stand watch at freedom's door…