Political Quotes

On the recordFebruary 27, 2019
So now we have identified areas where law-abiding citizens can become felons. We tried to fix it; they wanted that to stay in place. So what is that motivation? But then we identified another problem. If someone who is in this country illegally goes to buy a gun and the system flags them, and it says: Wait a minute, this person is not even here legally. They are breaking Federal law trying to buy a gun. We said that we should notify ICE so at least our Border Patrol agents in the interior can deport them. They blocked that amendment. So now a law-abiding citizen can become a felon under their bill, but someone who is here illegally trying to buy a gun in violation of the law can't be turned over to authorities. This is a bad gun control bill, and we ought to reject it.
Said by
Steve Scalise
Republican · Louisiana

Share

More from Steve Scalise

May 27, 2026

You know, what you’ve seen President Trump and Secretary Hegseth say is that we're going to make sure that they open up the Strait of Hormuz to commercial traffic.

scalise.house.gov
May 27, 2026

It's been a very busy week here in Congress with a lot of really important things to do.

scalise.house.gov
May 27, 2026

You saw that vote last week on Law Enforcement Week... it was disgusting to watch.

scalise.house.gov

Other voices in this conversation