[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 8]
[House]
[Page 11807]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




             RECLAIMING THE MIDDLE GROUND ON GUN OWNERSHIP

  (Mr. QUIGLEY asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. QUIGLEY. Mr. Speaker, today the Supreme Court affirmed sensible 
restrictions on gun ownership are constitutional. When the Supreme 
Court struck down Chicago's gun ban earlier today, it reiterated that 
communities can keep guns away from schools and out of the hands of 
felons and terrorists. But, today, the gun show loophole makes a 
mockery of sensible prohibitions like these.
  As the recent Pentagon shooting illustrates, terrorists can still 
easily gain access to firearms. A recent gun show audit conducted 
revealed that 74 percent of sellers approached by investigators 
completed sales to people who appeared to be criminals or straw 
purchasers. This is unacceptable. It is time to close the gun show 
loophole.
  Today's decision puts to rest the tired argument that any sensible 
gun control restriction is a slippery slope toward the revocation of 
all gun-owning rights. There has never been a better time for this 
Congress to reclaim the middle ground and stop giving terrorists 
unlimited access to unlimited firepower.

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