[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 136 (Monday, October 24, 2005)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2155]
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               PROTECTION OF LAWFUL COMMERCE IN ARMS ACT

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                               speech of

                          HON. EARL BLUMENAUER

                               of oregon

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, October 20, 2005

  Mr. BLUMENAUER. Mr. Speaker, I am opposed to S. 397, the Gun 
Manufacturers Liability Protection Act. It is hard to imagine how 
people who have lived through the sniper experience in Washington, DC, 
and those who deal with potential terrorist acts in the United States 
would want to specifically weaken potential sanctions against people 
who abuse their business of selling firearms.
  This legislation would have given a pass for the infamous Tacoma, WA, 
gun dealer who ``lost'' more than 200 weapons, one of which ended up in 
the hands of the sniper who killed 11 people in Washington, DC. Why 
anyone would want to shield people for that sort of reckless and 
illegal behavior is mystifying and it is certainly not worthy of 
passage by the House of Representatives. Were it not for gun politics, 
this legislation would never have seen the light of day.

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