Orrin Hatch: “I will not take long because, frankly, it comes down to one thing: that we have worked this bill out. We have worked…”

“I will not take long because, frankly, it comes down to one thing: that we have worked this bill out. We have worked hard with the House Members. It has been very difficult to do. They have made significant concessions to us, and rightfully so. We applaud them for doing so because we have our problems here, and they have their problems there. Anybody who has been in this process very long understands that once you reach a conference report like this--especially this one, which has taken a year to get here--any change is going to kill the bill-- especially this provision. Section 108 of the Senate bill, in part, would increase from 3 to 5 years the limitations period for commencing actions for violations of the National Firearms Act. The reason it is opposed by Members of the House, and the reason I oppose this attempt to increase the limitations provision, simply put, is because it is unnecessary. It does absolutely nothing with regard to terrorism. The 3-year Internal Revenue Code statute of limitation period for licensed firearms dealers violating the National Firearms Act is more than an adequate time to commence prosecutions. There is no sanguine reason to extend the period. This has nothing to do with terrorism.”