Political Quotes

“I rise today in support of H.R. 4269, the Assault Weapons Ban Act. As a cosponsor of this bill, I believe that it can only decrease our country's crime rate and ensure the safety of the American public. The violent incidents in the United States which have been a result of assault weapons have not discriminated against any one region or age group. Since 1991 over 5,000 young Americans, ages 1-19, have died as a result of guns and tens of thousands more have been injured. In the United States today, a young man is more likely to die due to handgun violence than by any other means. We now have a chance to not only save the young men and women of our country but to also shield the hundreds of thousands of Americans who are in some way affected by guns each year. Many organizations who do not support this bill advocate that a ban on assault weapons will infringe upon the American public's constitutional rights. In addition, they argue that there is no difference between which guns are proposed to be banned and which are not, and claim that this proposed ban will affect hunter's firearms. All of these allegations are false, as supporters of this bill already know. The American Bar Association has clearly and continually stated that there is no credible constitutional ban on enacting strong, comprehensive assault weapon legislation.”