David Cicilline

Dad, did you know there are loopholes in the Brady Bill?

So please tell me what is the harm in studying it?

Stand up to gun corporations that control State legislatures and Washington to protect their profits and not protect American lives.

Instead, I would urge my colleagues across the aisle to focus on enforcing the laws we already have.

If only one life is saved, that is enough for me. It darned well ought to be enough for every single Member of this Congress.

We are going to pass background checks because it is supported by over 90 percent of the American people, and it can help save a life.

Is it still too soon? Is it too soon to talk about taking action to stop gun violence?

I think that H.R. 8 is absolutely the right first step to closing this gaping loophole in background checks.

I urge Congress to find that courage, to show leadership on this life-and-death issue, and to act, now.

The only thing standing in the way is the lack of political will.

Let me be clear: there is no constitutional impediment to passing lifesaving gun laws.

Finally, Congress should Act to ban bump stocks.

Elected officials on both sides of the aisle in State legislatures, Congress, and the White House agree we must raise the minimum age to purchase these weapons of war.

Congress must do more to restrict access to these deadly devices, which includes ensuring that a teenager cannot easily purchase these exceptionally lethal firearms.

Let me just remind this Committee of what I believe was a missed opportunity back in 1990.

What harm is there in trying to figure out the link between guns and the violence and letting CDC and NIH study it?

I have yet to hear a single argument that this legislation in H.R. 8 is unconstitutional.

We are trying to keep them from getting guns in the first place.

Now, the universal criminal background check is backed by more than 95 percent of the American people.

The Constitution declares that gun ownership is not a privilege that is just for a select, reserve few.

The overwhelming majority of American gun owners are hardworking, law-abiding citizens.

More gun bans are not going to solve this problem.

We owe your whole generation an apology. The adults have failed you.

We have a responsibility to make sure that we keep guns out of the hands of people who should not have them.

The truth is there are a whole set of bills that if we pass, will substantially reduce gun violence in this country.