Political Quotes

“I rise in support of this very important bill. Mr. Chairman, I can remember well standing in this Chamber talking about gun control. That was back in 1968. My how time flies. It's 26 years later and we are still talking about gun control. Although the issues have changed over the years, now our topic is assault weapons, the arguments have remained the same. Mr. Chairman, have we really progressed so little in all these years? Today we are here discussing man's cruelty to man. Our ability and apparent willingness to design, manufacture and use weapons of destruction on one another. We have failed to live up to our sworn duty and obligation to protect the American people and insure domestic tranquility. It is ironic: As our trees grow and the rivers flow our children die in the streets from the gunfire of semiautomatic assault weapons. Now we must make the hard choices. Now we must take the necessary steps and protect the American people from this wave of violence washing over our Nation. The time to take decisive action is at hand. Society demands it.”