[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 52 (Wednesday, May 4, 1994)]
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[Congressional Record: May 4, 1994]
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           MEMBERS ENCOURAGED TO SUPPORT ASSAULT WEAPONS BAN

  (Mrs. SCHROEDER asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. SCHROEDER. Mr. Speaker, the average American does not own an 
assault weapon, and yet every American can be a victim of assault 
weapons. Think about the innocent diners in the cafeteria not long ago 
where the gentleman walked in and rubbed out so many of them. And when 
you look at what they hide behind as their right to own an assault 
weapon, it is an amendment saying they have a right to bear arms, and 
they would then say that means grenades, rocket launchers, or anything 
they want. We all know that is really going very far to the extreme.
  Very soon this body is going to take up a bill that starts to get 
some control over this. No other democratic nation allows these types 
of things. These are military weapons with only one purpose--to wipe 
out as many people as possible and as fast as possible, and they have 
no sporting purpose. You cannot possibly think of any animal you could 
hit with these weapons and have anything of the animal left. So I think 
it is time for all of us as Americans to join hands and speak up as we 
get ready to vote on this and make sure we have the votes to finally 
ban assault weapons.
  Mr. Speaker, this hunt for votes is getting very serious. The vote is 
very tight, and we need every single Member joining us.

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