February 28, 2019 - Issue: Vol. 165, No. 37 — Daily Edition116th Congress (2019 - 2020) - 1st Session

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From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 ENDANGERING AMERICANS WITH GUN CONTROL

  (Mr. LaMALFA asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. LaMALFA. Madam Speaker, this week the new Democrat majority has 
endangered more Americans with its push for more and more gun control.
  By definition, criminals don't follow the law. Criminals don't honor 
gun laws. They steal. They commit murder, all sorts of crimes without 
permission. They don't seek permission when they take something from 
you, when they enter your home.
  They don't seek permission to become gun owners. Yet, what happens 
here in the legislation this week, limits the rights, limits the 
ability for people to defend themselves, defend their own homes, defend 
their own families, by having less options or less ability to get a 
weapon if they need it, especially timely.
  These measures do not work. They do not work to stop the shootings 
that are often cited as the reason to deny people their Second 
Amendment rights in this country.
  Indeed, it is a political agenda that gets pushed in every election, 
every possible time in legislation, and finally, with the majority they 
have, they are able to push this stuff through and harm innocent 
Americans and their ability to defend themselves.
  This has to come to a stop. I hope the Senate will defeat this 
measure.

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