"This feels to me, and I imagine many others, and to many Americans, as a huge blind spot in the law."
"We have talked a lot today about the dire threat to democracy posed by the spread of White supremacy and related extremism."
"Many militias seem to believe that there's a constitutional right that allows for the violent overthrow of the government to take it back for the people. Does that right exist?"
"Does the Second Amendment provide this right?"
"to achieve equity, marijuana should be descheduled and removed from the Controlled Substance Act altogether."
"Since 1976, the gun industry has been exempt from oversight by the Consumer Product Safety Commission, despite over 45,000 Americans dying from gun-related injuries in 2020."
"I have a bill that would do just that, just this. The Firearms Safety Act would remove the gun industry's exemption under the Consumer Product Safety Act."
"Over 60 percent of crime guns come from out of state."
"Maternal mortality rates of Black women increased during the pandemic, and I am alarmed and enraged that [inaudible] made that disparity worse."
"The Biden administration is committed to a health equity approach to addressing substance use disorders..."
"We cannot fully address substance use disorder without first addressing its root causes and ensuring that marginalized communities receive the support they need."
"The head of the Gun Violence Prevention Task Force is a gun owner. Val Demings is a gun owner."