Frank Lautenberg actually said...

"More Americans have died from gun murders here at home in the past decade than have died on the battlefields of Iraq and Afghanistan."

"Passing these common sense bills would reduce violent crime and protect those who are charged with protecting us."

"Would a high-capacity magazine ban lessen that threat?"

"That's why I've introduced legislation to reinstate the Federal ban on high-capacity magazines like the one the shooter used."