[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 60 (Tuesday, May 16, 2000)]
[House]
[Page H3057]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               BIPARTISAN SUPPORT OF GUN PROPOSALS NEEDED

  (Mr. KINGSTON asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks).
  Mr. KINGSTON. Mr. Speaker, I appreciate the opportunity to listen to 
the 1 minutes today, and I was wondering if the previous speaker 
happened to mention how his vote was on the bill that we had on the 
floor that actually did require trigger locks, that did close the 
loopholes at gun shows, and did put a ban on certain kinds of assault 
weapon clips?
  We had that vote. Interestingly, the Democrats voted against it. Why 
did they vote against it? Because the loophole that was being closed in 
the gun show was not great enough for them, and it is odd, because it 
was actually offered by a fellow Democrat.
  Now, that motion was something that I think a lot of Members of 
Congress would support. But, unfortunately, and it pains me, and I hope 
some of this was conveyed to some of these mothers, that the Democrats 
fought it. They had a shot at trigger locks, they had it in their hand 
to ban certain clips, and, of course, to close the loopholes on gun 
shows, but they voted no.
  We might get another chance. I hope this time the Democrats put their 
rhetoric in front of their politics and put philosophy in front of 
politics and try to do the right thing.

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