[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 37 (Tuesday, February 28, 1995)]
[House]
[Pages H2320-H2321]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         THE BRADY ANNIVERSARY

  (Mr. SCHUMER asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. Speaker, I rise proudly today to celebrate the Brady 
law.
  Unlike so much of the ideological silliness that is being rammed 
through this House to meet the new majority's train schedule, the Brady 
law was carefully weighed in the legislative balance. The Brady law 
works.
  The Brady law is saving lives.
  Because of the Brady law, men, women, and children all over America 
are living today. These are living, breathing Americans who--without 
question--would have been murdered by handguns if the Brady law did not 
exist.
  Before the Brady law, convicted felons could walk into gun stores all 
over America. slap down their money, and walk out with a handgun. Those 
guns killed thousands of innocent people.
  The Brady law stopped that madness. In 1 year alone it stopped at 
least 15,000 illegal gun sales, and probably as many as 40,000.
  I am proud I sponsored this commonsense life-saver. And I warn the 
NRA and its allies who want to repeal Brady and put guns back into the 
hands of convicted felons.
  Get ready for the fight of your life.
  Because the American people demanded the Brady law. The American 
[[Page H2321]] people want the Brady law to keep saving lives.
  The American people will fight to keep it.
  

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