[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 55 (Monday, March 27, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H1454]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    ONE VOTE TO BAN ASSAULT WEAPONS

  (Mr. LANDSMAN asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. LANDSMAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today with a very heavy heart.
  As a parent, my 11-year-old son is with me today on the House floor 
because it is spring break. I cannot imagine the pain and suffering 
that those parents in Nashville are experiencing.
  As a Member of Congress, I can say that this is something that we can 
stop. It is complicated. We have a mental health crisis, and that is 
going to take a lot of time, a lot of money, and a lot of energy, but 
the guns, that is one vote to ban assault weapons, to tell the Defense 
Department, hey, buy all these assault weapons, these 20 million 
assault weapons. Give them to the military where they belong, and pass 
criminal background checks for all the other guns.
  That is it. One vote. We are Congress. We can do it with a single 
vote. We just need more of us.

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