[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 179 (Thursday, December 10, 2015)]
[House]
[Page H9215]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
NO GUNS FOR SUSPECTED TERRORISTS
(Mrs. BEATTY asked and was given permission to address the House for
1 minute.)
Mrs. BEATTY. Mr. Speaker, I come here today to speak about weapons of
murder and terror.
Mr. Speaker, suspected terrorists should not be able to walk into a
gun store and come out with weapons of murder and terror.
As Members of Congress, we have an obligation to keep American
families safe. To not bring the bipartisan bill, H.R. 1076, to the
floor for a vote is to deny us the opportunity to keep our families
safer.
This bill, H.R. 1076, is sensible and straightforward. If you are a
suspected terrorist, you should not be able to buy a gun. If you are a
suspected terrorist, you should not, Mr. Speaker, be able to buy a gun.
I will say it today and tomorrow and repeatedly: if you are a suspected
terrorist, you should not be able to buy a gun. We should not have guns
and weapons of murder and terror.
I will no longer be silent. Mr. Speaker, we should no longer be
silent. Let's transcend partisan politics and uphold our promise to
keep American families safe.
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