Political Quotes

“We are here debating about an assault weapons ban so that the chairman of the Committee on the Judiciary can campaign when he goes back home, which is really odd because in that district, in that area of New York, they don't seem to be suffering from as much crime as the rest of New York where people really do need guns to defend themselves or maybe the rest of America or like Atlanta in my home State of Georgia. I will tell you something right now. I thank God for AR-15s because there have been a lot of people that have saved their own lives and defended others. I will remind you of a few. How about an 8-month pregnant woman who saved her husband's and daughter's lives from home invaders who were trying to kill them? Thank God she had an AR-15. Let me remind you of a man that had an AR-15 that was able to defend a church from a mass shooter who killed 26 people in the First Baptist Church in Sutherland, Texas. Thank God for his AR-15. Let me explain something to my Democrat colleagues. You can pass as many gun control laws as you like, but no one will stop a murderer. No one is going to hand over a gun who has murder in their heart. Do you think that your gun control laws are going to cause criminals to come running to hand over the AR-15s that they possess? No, I don't think so. If you are concerned about protecting Americans and saving lives, stop voting to kill babies up until the day of birth.…”