Political Quotes

“We have heard this evening from Members of this body from throughout the country that we are faced with a problem, and the problem is that in far too many places, in far too many progressive Democrat cities and States, we have chosen to put criminals ahead of law-abiding citizens. Throughout the last couple of weeks, many of us who support law enforcement and support the repeal of cashless bail, have heard the naysayers talking about gun violence and that Republicans should focus more on banning certain types of weapons. I would point out that in a place like New York, we have on the books some of the strictest gun laws in the country. I myself have taken hundreds of guns off the street as a New York City detective, and I will tell you that there was one thing in common with those hundreds of arrests for firearms: Never once was I presented with a license to carry it. You see, the guns being used to kill people throughout this country are illegal firearms, illegal handguns. Just weeks ago, the Committee on House Administration held a hearing to discuss the violence here in the Nation's Capital. We, again, from the other side of the aisle were poised with the question: Well, what about banning certain types of guns? We heard from law enforcement professionals with almost 80 years of combined service, and they gave us the facts. They said of the hundreds of guns recovered, over 90 percent of them were illegal handguns.…”