[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 195 (Tuesday, November 28, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H5908]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





           CONGRESS NEEDS TO REGULATE THE SALE OF AMMUNITION

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from 
California (Mr. Garcia) for 5 minutes.
  Mr. ROBERT GARCIA of California. Madam Speaker, it is undeniable that 
we have a gun problem in our country and that too many people lose 
their lives to gun violence every single day.
  We can't take on the issue of gun violence without also addressing 
ammunition access for criminals and for those who are choosing to harm 
others across our country.
  This means holding people and institutions accountable for their role 
in the public commercial ammunition sales that can get into the wrong 
hands.
  Just a few weeks ago, The New York Times released a report indicating 
that ammunition produced at the Lake City Army Ammunition Plant has 
also been sold widely in the civilian marketplace. Ammo from Lake City 
has been seized from drug dealers, violent felons, and even rioters 
from January 6.
  Ammo from the plant has been tied to at least a dozen mass shootings, 
including at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh and at the Robb 
Elementary School in Uvalde.
  Let me be clear: This is completely unacceptable.
  We are demanding oversight, not just over this plant, but the 
commercial sales of ammunition that is subsidized by the U.S. 
Government and then is turned around and used in mass shootings across 
the country.
  We also need to pass my bill, along with Senator Elizabeth Warren's 
bill, the AMMO Act to regulate ammunition sales across the country. 
This is a serious challenge. People are losing their lives.

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