[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 5]
[House]
[Page 6521]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




     THE RIGHT TO KEEP AND BEAR ARMS IS PART OF AMERICA'S HERITAGE

  (Mr. REHBERG asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. REHBERG. Mr. Speaker, from hunting to protecting our families and 
property, the right to keep and bear arms is a part of America's 
heritage.
  This weekend, as I traveled around Montana, I heard concern in my 
constituents' voices as we cussed and discussed House Resolution 45. 
This bill criminalizes gun ownership as we know it. It requires gun 
owners to register with the Federal Government after completing a list 
of government certifications. Gun owners and the firearms they own 
would be tracked in a government database, a database that would make 
eventual collection of guns by government agents an easy task. This is 
the first step, but it's one we must not take.
  Gun owners are not criminals. They are patriots.
  I will oppose this measure and others like it as an affront to our 
liberty and the Constitution.

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