[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 108 (Friday, June 24, 2022)]
[House]
[Page H5882]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     PROTECTING INDIVIDUAL FREEDOMS

  (Mr. SMITH of Missouri asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. SMITH of Missouri. Madam Speaker, as a strong advocate and 
fighter for the Second Amendment, I cannot support the Senate's gun 
control bill.
  The legislation is simply another attempt to blame law-abiding gun 
owners instead of holding accountable the disturbed criminals who are 
carrying out despicable acts of violence.
  The gun control bill would strengthen red flag laws, which take away 
individuals' due process rights, while allowing law enforcement to 
remove guns from individuals at the request of an expansive list of 
acquaintances.
  In America, a person is innocent until proven guilty. But liberal 
Democrats, they don't see it quite that way. The presumption of 
innocence--the foundation of our criminal justice system--apparently 
does not apply to law-abiding gun owners in the world of the Democrats' 
vision.
  I will fight tooth and nail to protect families from Washington 
Democrats' relentless attacks on our freedom and way of life.

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