Political Quotes

“I rise in strong support of this legislation. I spent 12 years in the U.S. Army, I commanded infantry, paratroopers, qualified as Army Ranger, and I was issued an assault weapon. Mr. Chairman, I was not under any illusions as to why the Army gave me that weapon. It was not for target shooting, it was not for hunting. It was in defense of my country to kill people. That is why this weapon was designed, that is why this whole class of weapons were designed. The characteristics of high rates of fire, portability, being able to affix bayonets, all these things are designed for one purpose, a military purpose, and we should ban these weapons as we have banned other military weapons, like the machinegun, like Claymore mines, like a whole range of military weapons because in an ordered society where the rule of law should prevail and not who have the fastest draw or the most firepower, these weapons are not appropriate. Mr. Chairman, I urge passage of this legislation.”