[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 118 (Friday, August 19, 1994)]
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[Congressional Record: August 19, 1994]
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                    NO COMPROMISE ON ASSAULT WEAPONS

  (Mr. TORRICELLI asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. TORRICELLI. Mr. Speaker, the talk in the air is of compromise, 
that reasonable people on the crime bill can split their differences 
and to come to some accord. What kind of compromise? We accept only 
some assault weapons, allow fewer Americans to get killed by these 
senseless military type weapons?
  There is a time in life when you draw a line. There are times in life 
when compromise is no virtue. This is one of those times. On the effort 
to get these weapons off our streets, to make Americans safe in their 
own homes, to get our cities back, Mr. President, that is a time when 
you draw a line, when the differences need to be seen, when you let the 
people make a choice between those who are on their side and those who 
would side with interests against the security of Americans.
  No compromise, no reasonable agreements, because it is unreasonable 
to accept that any of these weapons remain on our streets. Draw the 
line. Have the vote and let the people know who is on their side.

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