[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 37 (Thursday, March 14, 2013)]
[House]
[Page H1404]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




        STANDING FIRM AGAINST THREATS TO SECOND AMENDMENT RIGHTS

  (Mr. DAINES asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. DAINES. Mr. Speaker, one of the best parts of my job is hearing 
from the people I serve in the great State of Montana. And while 1 
million Montanans offer a lot of different ideas and a lot of different 
perspectives, there is one concern I hear about every day.
  Thousands of Montanans have reached out to my office because they are 
concerned about recent threats to their Second Amendment rights. Let me 
be clear: I do not support any efforts that infringe upon Montanans' 
rights to keep and bear arms. I will continue to stand firm against any 
proposals that would threaten those rights.
  That's why I'm joining Congressman Steve Stockman and many of my 
other colleagues in the House in signing a letter to Speaker Boehner 
that makes it clear that we--and the people we represent--are strongly 
opposed to any efforts that would violate the rights protected by the 
Second Amendment, and we will reflect that commitment in any vote on 
legislation that comes before us.
  Whether it's so-called ``universal background checks'' or sweeping 
bans of firearms owned by thousands of law-abiding Montanans, I will 
stand firm against any proposal that would threaten Montanans' rights 
to keep and bear arms.

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