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NAN A. S. HAYWORTH: “The fact is that the rights of every American are best protected when we uphold this document, the Constitution of the…”

On the recordMarch 22, 1996
The fact is that the rights of every American are best protected when we uphold this document, the Constitution of the United States. The fact is that the most publicized murder of this decade, indeed of this half century, involved a knife. The fact is that in other democracies where there is gun control, violence with guns has not been eliminated. Look at the recent tragedy in Scotland. The fact is, Mr. Speaker, it comes down to this question: Who do you trust? Do you trust law-abiding American citizens, or do you trust a bloated bureaucracy, willing to strip Americans of their rights and privileges? That is the question confronting this Congress. Who do you trust? Washington, or the American people.
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NAN A. S. HAYWORTH
New York

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Debating gun control and the protection of American rights.

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