[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 7]
[House]
[Page 9607]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          AIRPORT SECURITY ACT

  (Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, our Nation's airports are 
economic and cultural engines that drive our local, State, and national 
economy. They are the front door for many of our communities. 
Unfortunately, they are also a known target for those seeking to incite 
fear.
  Two weeks ago, a man entered the world's busiest airport in Atlanta, 
Georgia, carrying a loaded AR-15 automatic weapon with an extended 
capacity 100-round magazine. He did so only to make a point, and that 
was to show that he was legally able to carry his firearm in the 
airport.
  Mr. Speaker, actions like this, which follow shootings at airports in 
Los Angeles and Houston, undermine public security in the same way as 
yelling ``fire'' in a crowded theater.
  Today, I will introduce legislation to prohibit the carrying of 
loaded weapons in our Nation's airports. The Airport Security Act is a 
commonsense bill, and I urge my colleagues to join me in keeping the 
traveling public safe.

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