Bob Kerrey: “I thank the group of people who organized the Million Mom March on Mother's Day. Three-quarters of a million people…”

“I thank the group of people who organized the Million Mom March on Mother's Day. Three-quarters of a million people coming to Washington, DC, is rather impressive. I suspect even opponents of what they are trying to do are impressed with citizens' willingness to come to their Nation's Capital, especially in this case, declaring their intent to organize in a peaceful, law-abiding fashion to change the law. I wish them all the good luck in the world, and I appreciate very much the effort they have made and the success they had on Mother's Day. I also thank Senator Daschle for bringing the juvenile justice issue back before this body. All of us--at least I do in Nebraska--wrestle with this question of juvenile justice on almost a daily basis. Whenever I am back in the State, it quickly goes to the top of the list of things about which people are concerned. We have methamphetamine problems and other law enforcement problems, but juvenile justice is at the top of the list. This legislation would be relatively easy to pass were it not for this gun show amendment which I will address. It has tougher enforcement provisions, but it also provides resources to States, Governors, and community organizations so we can prevent crime from happening in the first place.”