Sean Patrick Maloney: “I rise today to protest the House leadership's continued refusal to enact reasonable gun safety legislation. We are now…”

“I rise today to protest the House leadership's continued refusal to enact reasonable gun safety legislation. We are now one week from the first anniversary of the tragedy at Columbine. But instead of reasonable legislation that requires child-safety locks on all guns, closes the gun show loophole, and bans large-capacity clips the Republican leadership is putting forward a limited half-measure that will only help six states. Does the Republican leadership truly believe that only children in those states deserve to be protected from gun violence? Mr. Speaker, this legislation will do nothing for the victims of gun violence in my state. It will not help the thousands of New Yorkers who are victims of gun violence. It will do nothing to prevent criminals from buying guns at gun shows. It will do nothing to prevent another six year-old from bringing an unlocked gun to school. Mr. Speaker, before another child dies from senseless gun violence we must take action. I implore the leadership of the Congress to move forward with reasonable gun-safety legislation.”