[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 2 (Tuesday, January 5, 2016)]
[House]
[Page H5]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  BACKGROUND CHECKS FOR GUN OWNERSHIP

  (Mr. CLYBURN asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. CLYBURN. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of President Obama's 
announcement today to fight the growing epidemic of gun violence in 
America and make our families more secure and communities safer.
  It is just common sense that background checks should be required 
before an individual is allowed to buy a firearm, yet Congress refuses 
to pass legislation to close loopholes that allow gun sales to proceed 
before background checks are completed.
  Under the so-called Charleston loophole that contributed to the mass 
murder of nine of my constituents, sales can proceed after 3 days, even 
when the background check is not complete. That is just wrong. My bill, 
the Background Check Completion Act, will ensure that background checks 
are completed before sales take place.
  I thank the President for his leadership today, and I call on my 
colleagues, many of whom seem to default to ``no,'' no matter how 
reasonable the proposed legislation may be, when all else fails, employ 
common sense.

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