[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 10]
[House]
[Page 14023]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                        GUN CONTROL DOESN'T WORK

  (Mr. WILSON of South Carolina asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. Speaker, I find it extremely ironic 
that on the same day Washington Police Chief Charles Ramsey declared a 
crime emergency, The Washington Post has published another misguided 
editorial promoting the failed efforts of gun control.
  The editorial attacked Members of Congress for failing to further 
restrict Americans' second amendment rights. The Post specifically 
criticized my statement that ``responsible and law-abiding citizens do 
not need the government to tell them to be safe.''
  Perhaps they forgot, while the District of Columbia has some of the 
most restrictive gun laws in our country, it also has one of the 
highest murder rates in the Nation. Thirteen people have been killed in 
Washington in only the past 12 days.
  Instead of petitioning Congress to place additional restrictions upon 
law-abiding citizens, perhaps The Post should push for tougher laws to 
help keep criminals off the streets of America.
  In conclusion, God bless our troops and we will never forget 
September 11.

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