Sheila Jackson Lee: “I urge a ``yes'' vote for H.R. 1808. That is a fact. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 1808, the ``Assault Weapons…”

“I urge a ``yes'' vote for H.R. 1808. That is a fact. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 1808, the ``Assault Weapons Ban of 2022,'' that would prohibit the sale, manufacture, transfer, or possession of semiautomatic assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices. Whether we call them assault weapons or AR-15 style weapons, we all know that we are talking about civilian versions of firearms created for the military. Day after day, mass shooting after mass shooting, we are confronted with the carnage that is inflicted on the human body when these weapons of war are used against elementary-aged children, teachers, parade- goers, high school students, worshippers, shoppers, and on and on. In America, gun violence is the leading cause of death among children while mass shootings occur ever increasingly each year. It is no secret that I am adamantly opposed to assault weapons and large capacity magazines--implements designed for war. Neither belong in our communities. Since the time I first joined my colleagues in the House in 2003 to extend the Assault Weapons Ban of 1994, we have seen innumerable acts of violence and carnage perpetrated using assault weapons and large capacity magazines. I have hugged far too many grieving spouses and friends, wiped away the tears of too many loved ones left behind to pick up the pieces, and offered condolences to countless communities across the country-- including my own.…”