Richard Durbin actually said...
We have a responsibility, and to ignore it by saying, well, if we were not irresponsible, somebody else would be irresponsible, is cold comfort to people living in a country where 6,000 people were killed last year, mainly because of American firearms and the insatiable American appetite for drugs.
Context
Durbin emphasizes U.S. responsibility in addressing gun violence affecting neighboring countries.
03/16/2009