Political Quotes

“I do not have a problem with banning weapons that are not used for legitimate hunting or sporting. In fact, I voted for the Brady bill before it was popular, and I supported the President's crime bill as well. I was appalled, in fact, by those who opposed the President's crime bill because it had too much in it for prevention. I happened to speak to the President twice this week, and I reminded him of his work during this year's State of the Union Address when he said this: ``What we have to do is build upon the Brady bill, the Brady law, to take further steps to keep guns out of the hands of criminals. I want to say something about this issue. Hunters must always be free to hunt. Law-abiding adults should always be free to own guns and to protect their homes.'' That night, in fact, I was on my feet applauding those words, but despite those words, this bill, in fact, bans some legitimate hunting and sporting weapons as they are on the list. The Colt AR-15 Sporter, I am told, in fact, is the most popular target rifle in the country and is even officially sanctioned by our Government in competition. I do not have a problem banning the Uzi, the grenade launcher, the AK-47, or the Street Sweeper, and I have talked to law enforcement officers, probation officers, prosecutors, and the cops on the beat, the rank and the file. This is not politics for me. I have not accepted a dime from the NRA or the Handgun Control, either.”