Political Quotes

“Mr. Chair, I yield myself as much time as I may consume. Mr. Chair, my amendment clarifies that the exceptions for gifts and loans of firearms between parents and their children applies to stepparents and stepchildren. The reason I offer this amendment is to recognize that the relationship between stepparents and stepchildren is sometimes stronger than or as strong as that of the biological parent-child relationship. The parents of one of my closest friends are technically stepparents, but you would never know it, because they are all so close and love each other so much. The amendment also clarifies that gifts and loans of firearms among family members are still subject to the existing legal standard for all transfers. Existing law states that no person may deliver a firearm to someone if he or she has a reason to believe that the person is prohibited from possessing a firearm. Consequently, even gifts and loans among family members are not permissible if the transferor has a reason to believe that the transferee may use the firearm in a crime or is prohibited from possessing firearms. Again, the amendment clarifies that while a background check is not required for these transfers, the existing legal standard continues to apply. Mr. Chair, I urge a ``yes'' vote on this amendment, and I reserve the balance of my time.”