Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, too much delay, too many lives lost have been destroyed since Columbine. Americans want and they deserve better. Yesterday, in North Haven, Connecticut, I stood with the head of the Connecticut Chiefs of Police; the Chief of Police, Kevin Connelly of North Haven; with the representatives of Mossberg & Company, gun manufacturers; Marlin Firearms, which manufactured guns in my community; with a representative of the National Sports Shooting Foundation. Mr. Speaker, the reason why I was there was to talk about gun safety locks on guns. It was a collaborative effort with the industry, with the law enforcement community, and with the political structure that can come together around these issues. If only the Members of this body could come together and say that, yes, in fact, what we are going to do is to make sure that we do have enforcement, but at the same time pass those gun safety measures that would make a difference in the lives of our community today.”