On the recordJuly 20, 2022
I am never asked about the police officers who are shot in America's largest cities, as you have mentioned. I am never asked by the media about that. I am never asked about the hundreds of shootings that take place every weekend in America's largest cities, these war zones, these crime zones that are under Democrat control. There is always a connection here. These are cities that have been controlled by Democrats. These are Democrat policies carried to their conclusion. What they are trying to do to the entire country, which has been in place much longer in these major cities--you mentioned Baltimore, Detroit, Chicago, St. Louis, on and on, New Orleans, and so forth. That is where most of the crime is in this country. That is where most of the shootings take place in this country, and they don't care about that. Do they want to harden our schools? Do they want to do what is necessary to keep our kids safe? I have long been an advocate in my home State of Virginia, the community where I served as a county supervisor, in allowing armed personnel within the school system who are trained and want to carry concealed and be part of a rapid response team, teachers and staff, to be armed in the schools to keep the children and the staff safe. The Democrats are against that. We all know the truth. Mr. Norman from South Carolina mentioned this a moment ago. The best response to a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun.…





