Vikki Goodwin: “It is not a gun problem. It is a gun-free zone problem.”

Passage of this bill will significantly weaken protections and safeguards that are currently in place to protect communities from gun violence.

I rise to talk about an issue of incredible importance to my home State of West Virginia, to the Presiding Officer's home State of Virginia, and, indeed, to our entire country; that is, the safety of our coal miners. Unfortunately, during…

We need a universal background check that is throughout the United States so someone can't go into Oklahoma and come into Texas with a gun, or vice versa.

I think that it’s in their interest to make sure safety is top of mind and that nothing goes wrong.