Political Quotes

“I hear every day from my constitutents who are afraid to go out at night into their once quiet suburban neighborhoods because they are afraid of crime. It is a sad day when peaceful citizens are locked up and the criminals run free. Unfortunately, the bill now before the House will only perpetuate this trend. Instead of putting killers behind bars, it makes criminals out of law-abiding Americans. We do not need another gun control bill. Chicago has some of the most restrictive gun bans in the Nation, yet the homicide rate there continues to rise. The so-called assault weapons named in H.R. 4296 are rarely used in crimes, yet this bill is being touted as the beginning of the end of crime. I submit to my colleagues that passage of H.R. 4296 will mean only the beginning of the end of our inalienable and constitutionally protected right to defend our homes and families. We need legislation which will send criminals to jail with swift and certain punishment. We have 7 percent of criminals committing 80 percent of crime in the United States, certainly we need to ban criminals, not guns. I strongly urge my colleagues to oppose this ill conceived legislation, H.R. 4296.”