[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 4]
[House]
[Page 5251]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




        KING-THOMPSON PROPOSAL THREATENS SECOND AMENDMENT RIGHTS

  (Mr. DAINES asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. DAINES. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to express my concern and 
opposition to legislation introduced today in the House of 
Representatives by Representatives Peter King and Mike Thompson. This 
bill, which mirrors a recent Senate proposal to expand background 
checks, holds threats to our Second Amendment rights while doing little 
to address the underlying problems behind violent crimes. As thousands 
of Montanans have shared with me, expanding Washington bureaucracy and 
restricting the rights of law-abiding citizens is the wrong approach. 
This is the number one issue I hear about from my great State.
  As a fifth-generation Montanan and lifelong sportsman, I am deeply 
committed to protecting the rights that thousands of Montanans lawfully 
exercise every day. We recognize that the Second Amendment is not about 
hunting. It is about freedom. That's why I joined my colleague, 
Representative Steve Stockman, in the calling of the House to block any 
proposal to undermine the Second Amendment; and I will continue to 
fight against any proposals, whether in the House or the Senate, that 
threaten Montanans' Second Amendment rights.

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