[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 53 (Thursday, May 5, 1994)]
[House]
[Page H]
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[Congressional Record: May 5, 1994]
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                   THE NRA MUST TAKE A NEW DIRECTION

  (Mr. HUTTO asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. HUTTO. Mr. Speaker, when the assault weapon ban bill is 
considered I shall vote no. I am persuaded that the bill may be more 
expansive than the 19 weapons mentioned. This was not an easy decision 
for me. I support the constitutional right to have and bear arms, but 
we must do something about the onslaught of millions of dangerous guns 
that are easily obtainable by those who senselessly kill innocent 
people in our country.
  I call on the NRA to take a new direction. The NRA is intransigent. 
Its leaders constantly whip their membership into a frenzy in believing 
all their guns are going to be taken away.
  Hiding behind the second amendment and calling only for stricter law 
enforcement is not enough. The NRA should take the lead in coming up 
with a national plan to reduce the availability of guns and level of 
violence in America while maintaining the constitutional right of 
Americans to hunt and to protect their homes.

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