[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 114 (Thursday, July 14, 2016)]
[House]
[Page H4985]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                               GUN SAFETY

  (Mr. VEASEY asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. VEASEY. Mr. Speaker, we ought to be able to go to the store, walk 
down our sidewalks, and go dancing without the fear of being shot. 
Democrats and Republicans in the United States House of Representatives 
need to come together to pass commonsense gun safety legislation.
  What is wrong with a no fly, no buy bill? If you can't get on a 
plane, if you cannot board one of our commercial aircraft carriers in 
this country, why in the world can you go into a sporting goods store 
and buy a TEC-9--or any kind of gun for that matter? We need to do 
something.
  Let me tell you, as a native Texan, responsible gun owners aren't the 
problem. I own a gun. A lot of Democrats that I know own guns. But I 
don't want al Qaeda and I don't want ISIS owning guns. But under the 
current laws in the U.S., if they are on a no-fly list, they can go 
into a sporting goods store and buy a gun.
  It is just not right. Let's take some action now, Mr. Speaker.

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