Political Quotes

“I thank the gentleman for yielding 30 seconds to me. There are a lot of things I would like to say. I want to bring out just one point that has not been brought out. This was delivered to me by Preston Covey, a Ph.D. and Associate Professor of Philosophy of the Carnegie Mellon University. He wrote a letter to me today. He said, I am a civilian member of the Training Criteria Committee of the International Association of Law Enforcement Firearms Instructors. I specialize in law and ethics of deadly force and one-handed weaponcraft for officer survival over the full spectrum of police firearms. This ban would put pro bono services to law enforcement flat out of business. Mr. Convey continues to say, I am a handicapped person for whom semi-automatic firearms are as crucial as an automatic transmission of a car. Semi- automatic weapons are my best option in self-defense. In addition, every long gun I own has been modified with a pistol-grip stock as an accessory which is banned by this bill. This bill is ill-conceived, and I urge Members to vote against the bill.”