Larry Craig: “the reason I say this is just to lay facts and frustrations on the Record because I, in no way, question the intent or…”

“the reason I say this is just to lay facts and frustrations on the Record because I, in no way, question the intent or the integrity of the Acting President pro tempore and the intent of her legislation. The problem is there is a very real question as to what it does and does not do. We all know in the business of making public policy that once it gets to the agency and the agency interprets through rules and regulations, a lot of things can change. Here we have the Director of BATF saying that, by their initial overview, at least 180 more weapons than are proposed in your amendment, by your own words, could likely fall under the proposed ban. There is another reason for making this statement. Today, the President took issue with this and is making it a major crusade because there will be a vote in the House in the next few days. He said, and I quote from a statement this morning: This is a lay-down, no-brainer issue. Well, Madam President, my guess is that it is a no-brainer issue or, at least to date, people who are working the issue have not studied it enough to determine, as I have argued on this floor, that it has to be a brainer issue or we, in fact, take away from law-abiding citizens their right. So I ask the Members of the House to read the Record today and the inserts I have put in the Record before they debate this issue on the floor of the House in the coming days. It is a critical and necessary issue that we understand what all this is about.”