Patrick Moynihan said "according to the Associated Press, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms has decided to issue a license for the manufacture of Rhino Ammo by the Signature Products Corp. of Huntsville, AL. Rhino Ammo, according to its manufacturer, is designed to fragment upon impact with human tissue in order to inflict maximum injury, Mr. David Keen, the chief executive of Signature Corp., has said of this ammunition: The beauty behind it is that it makes an incredible wound. * * * That's not by accident. It's engineered by design. The round disintegrates as it hits. There's no way to stop the bleeding. * * * I don't care where it hits. They're going down for good. The application for this license should be denied. There is something sick about a chief executive officer of an American corporation making such a statement to sell ammunition specifically designed to cause, in Mr. Keen's own words, ``horrific'' wounds." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordJanuary 9, 1995

according to the Associated Press, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms has decided to issue a license for the manufacture of Rhino Ammo by the Signature Products Corp. of Huntsville, AL. Rhino Ammo, according to its manufacturer, is designed to fragment upon impact with human tissue in order to inflict maximum injury, Mr. David Keen, the chief executive of Signature Corp., has said of this ammunition: The beauty behind it is that it makes an incredible wound. * * * That's not by accident. It's engineered by design. The round disintegrates as it hits. There's no way to stop the bleeding. * * * I don't care where it hits. They're going down for good. The application for this license should be denied. There is something sick about a chief executive officer of an American corporation making such a statement to sell ammunition specifically designed to cause, in Mr. Keen's own words, ``horrific'' wounds.

Said by

Patrick Moynihan

Illinois

Source

govinfo.gov

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the licensing of Rhino Ammo and its intended effects during a floor speech.

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