Political Quotes

“In Chicago on Monday, a man named Stephen Young told me that his oldest son had been killed by an 18-year-old with a handgun. His son, Andrew, had earned the national ranking in speed skating and planned to attend a Chicago area tech school this fall. But the 18-year-old with the handgun put a stop to that outside a neighborhood fruit market. Andrew's father said, I was really looking forward to knowing him as a man. But the 18-year-old with the handgun put a stop to that as well. Mr. Speaker, 18-year-old males have the highest arrest rates for weapons offenses, but Federal law still allows them to possess handguns. It is time we in Congress put a stop to that. In the memory of Andrew Young and the countless others who have fallen victim to gun violence, I am proud to introduce a bill that would make it illegal for anyone under 21 to possess a handgun. I urge my colleagues to join me in stopping the lethal mix of kids and guns.”