[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 118 (Friday, August 19, 1994)]
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                  STOP THE NRA AND PASS THE CRIME BILL

  (Mrs. LOWEY asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. LOWEY. Mr. Speaker, the special interest National Rifle 
Association is running ads like this one against the crime bill. The ad 
says, ``What they're not telling you about the crime bill should be a 
crime.''
  Well, Mr. Speaker, what the NRA is not telling us about the crime 
bill is a crime. The ad repeats a number of worn out lies but fails to 
mention the NRA's chief complaint with the crime bill.
  The fact is the NRA opposes the crime bill for one reason and one 
reason only: the assault weapons ban.
  The ban, which would take the weapons of war off our streets, is 
supported by over 80 percent of the American people. Maybe that's why 
the NRA doesn't mention its opposition to the ban in its ad.
  Let us be clear: the NRA's tough talk is a smokescreen designed to 
hide the truth: the NRA is soft on crime. The NRA is the criminal's 
best friend. The NRA doesn't care about crime, or about victims, or 
about the safety of our families and our communities.
  The NRA does not care about passing a tough crime bill. The NRA cares 
only about stopping the assault weapons ban.
  Mr. Speaker, it is time to stop the NRA. Let us pass this tough crime 
bill. Let us pass the assault weapons ban.

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