[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 14]
[House]
[Pages 19939-19940]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                     UPHOLDING THE SECOND AMENDMENT

  (Mr. YOUNG of Alaska asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. YOUNG of Alaska. Mr. Speaker, given the challenges we face today 
with the economy and the labor force, I have watched since December 2 
so much dishonesty on this floor concerning the actions on December 2 
and the ability for terrorists to purchase weapons automatically.
  FBI Director James Comey told the Senate Judiciary Committee that 
every time someone buys a weapon it is run through the FBI and they are 
notified if someone is on the no-fly list.
  I am a little concerned with the other side of the aisle as they keep 
talking about having to protect our public when, in turn, they are 
taking away the Constitution of our Nation.
  If the FBI is sent this information, it is reviewed. If the 
terrorists are actually buying weapons and walking the streets, they 
should be arrested, but they are not.
  You can get on the no-fly list. I personally have been on the no-fly 
list. It took me 6 months to get off of it. They didn't tell me who put 
me on it, why I was put on it, and what it was the result from. Six 
months.

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  Yes, I am an NRA board member. But to have people say that terrorists 
are running around buying guns is an outright lie. I will say that on 
the floor. It is not true. It is part of the Constitution. We should 
uphold the Constitution.
  When coming into office, I swore to uphold the Constitution. What 
they are talking about doing is against the Constitution. I will fight 
until my dying breath to make sure that we have the ability to retain 
the Second Amendment.

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