[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 179 (Thursday, December 10, 2015)]
[House]
[Page H9216]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         COMMONSENSE GUN REFORM

  (Ms. LEE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Ms. LEE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today because passing commonsense gun 
legislation should really not be a partisan issue. What our country 
needs is commonsense gun reform, but many in this Chamber won't even 
take the first step: taking guns out of the hands of terrorists.
  Time and time again, Republicans have voted to block debate. Let me 
say that again: a debate. They won't even let us discuss Congressman 
Peter King's Denying Firearms and Explosives to Dangerous Terrorists 
Act, otherwise known as H.R. 1076. That is simply outrageous. We should 
debate, yes, and we should vote up or down on this important bill.
  This bill, which I am proud to cosponsor, would close a dangerous 
loophole that allows individuals on the government's no-fly list to 
legally purchase guns. Let me emphasize this. These are people who are 
deemed too dangerous to fly on planes, but they can and do purchase 
guns. If they are too dangerous to fly on an airplane, why aren't they 
too dangerous to have a weapon that fires 800 rounds per minute?
  My Democratic colleagues and I remain committed to blocking dangerous 
individuals from buying guns, and we remain committed to stopping the 
senseless violence that has already taken too many lives in this 
country. It is past time to listen to the American people and not to 
the NRA.

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