Political Quotes

“Mr. Chairman, I want to point out that this recordkeeping is directed at multiple rifle and shotgun sales of a semiautomatic character. It becomes a habit around here to call anything that will fire six shots when you pull the trigger an assault rifle. In fact, this requires the reporting of semiautomatic shotguns, as well as of semiautomatic rifles. People all over the United States--and particularly in our State--hunt every day with these weapons. Families have these weapons in their homes. They are not assault weapons. They are semiautomatic shotguns and rifles. This reporting requirement is on those weapons, and it doesn't say anything about assault weapons. I question the logic of this whole thing when we are talking about the privacy of the individual under the Second Amendment and about the right for Americans to keep and bear arms. Therefore, I think that the language that is in place today is the right language for the policies of the United States. I reserve the balance of my time.”