Political Quotes

“Mr. President, 10 years I have been in this incredible institution, the U.S. Senate, and I am stunned that we are still having this debate. We know, if you read our Constitution, that we formed our form of government with lots of high callings, but the first is to provide for the national defense. It is astonishing to me that the No. 1 killer--the No. 1 threat--the No. 1 issue facing our children in America is death by gun violence. This is a purview of the Federal Government as is written by our Constitution. And the Second Amendment, like the First Amendment, is not absolute. You can't yell ``fire'' in a crowded movie theater. There are limitations on our fundamental rights. Don't take my word for it; take the Supreme Court of the United States. A conservative Court in the Heller decision made it very clear that government can take steps--reasonable steps--to protect our Nation. So what does it mean in a country when the top killer of our children is gun violence, and we cannot take commonsense steps like the ones spelled out in the law that was just objected to? Safe storage of weapons, this is not an infringement of someone's right to own a gun. Safe storage of weapons, this is not taking away someone's gun. Safe storage of weapons, this is not a violation of someone's fundamental rights.…”