Roger Marshall: “I rise in support of Senator Kennedy's resolution of disapproval of the ATF's stabilizing brace rule. This rule is a…”

“I rise in support of Senator Kennedy's resolution of disapproval of the ATF's stabilizing brace rule. This rule is a dangerous attack on every American's Second Amendment rights. I want to start by telling you why this is important. Where I live in Kansas, typically we will have one sheriff or a deputy on call at a time, and he is covering an area of 60 by 40 miles, so often the nearest law enforcement officer is 45 minutes to an hour away. Like many States, we are seeing an uptick in the rise of crime, with fentanyl flooding across our border. Twenty tons of fentanyl has been seized. We can't imagine how much came across this open border. But along with the fentanyl and the open border, we are seeing crime on the rise. More and more families feel afraid that they are not secure. Even my own wife 2 weeks ago asked me to take her out to our family gun range and give her some lessons on how to handle a weapon as well. By the way, women's favorite weapon for self-protection is a short- barreled rifle. It is what they feel comfortable with. It is not loud. It is easy to control. Why are we trying to punish Americans who just want to defend themselves and practice their Second Amendment rights?…”