[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 39 (Wednesday, March 20, 1996)]
[House]
[Page H2474]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         FIGHTING THE GUN LOBBY

  (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 have just received word that the 
Committee on Rules will have a hearing tomorrow on a bill to repeal the 
assault weapons ban. The House of Representatives will vote on a bill 
to repeal the ban in the next couple of days. No hearings, no markups.
  This bill is headed straight to the floor faster than an Uzi's 
bullet. It is a sneak attack. Why? Because sunlight is the greatest 
disinfectant, and the gun lobby is afraid of a debate.
  The assault weapons ban is simple. It says no more Uzis, no more AK-
47's, no more street sweepers. Ask any hunter, any sportsman, any 
legitimate citizen whether the ban has interfered in any way with their 
right to bear arms. It has not. But if the gun lobby has its way, there 
will be no more ban, but there will be a lot more carnage, more police 
officers will be killed, more children will be caught in random 
gunfire, and this Congress will have blood on its hands.
  Mark my words, my colleagues, we will not go down quietly. We will 
fight this vote by vote. We will fight it Member by Member. We will 
fight the rule, fight the bill, fight the gun lobby, and we will win. 
The American people will win as well.

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