[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 1]
[House]
[Page 120]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                   PROTECTION FOR ME BUT NOT FOR THEE

  (Mr. POE of Texas asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Mr. POE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, as I speak on the House floor, there 
are guns by the doors--to the north, to the south, to the east, to the 
west--on the roof, on all of the entrances, and by the steps: the armed 
guards of the excellent Capitol Police protecting us.
  But most citizens don't have government guards protecting them 24/7. 
Many people feel defenseless. Some people of this Chamber expect 
protection for themselves while advocating more restrictions on guns 
for the people of America--hypocrisy at its highest. In fact, one of 
the proposals for more gun laws mirrors the stringent D.C. gun laws. If 
the D.C. gun laws worked, D.C. would not be such a violent city. If 
D.C. gun laws worked, why do we have so many armed guards at the 
Capitol?
  The elites forget it's the shooter, not the gun. They want more 
government power and control while taking away liberty from the rest of 
us. They want to punish the guns, not the people who commit crimes with 
guns. They want to keep their special government protection while 
redlining the Second Amendment for the people. They say, Protection for 
me but not for thee.
  And that's just the way it is.

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