[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 118 (Tuesday, July 11, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H3193]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                            FIREARMS SAFETY

  (Mr. FROST asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. FROST. Mr. Speaker, right now virtually anyone in our country can 
walk into a store and purchase a firearm they don't know how to use or 
store.
  I rise today in support of my amendment to the National Defense 
Authorization Act. It studies weapons training, safety, and storage 
standards in the military to see how we can implement them for 
civilians.
  Through our Armed Forces, the United States has developed a system 
capable of ensuring the safety and training of gun users. Look at all 
of the steps our servicemembers must take before they can carry a gun. 
This is what our servicemembers must go through before they can even 
pick up a gun.
  Hundreds of people die every year from unintentional shootings. Why 
not take our military's best practices in firearm safety and apply them 
to civilians so we can reduce gun accidents and save lives? That is 
exactly what my amendment seeks to do, and I urge folks to support it.

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