[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 1]
[House]
[Page 326]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




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                      ONLY OUTLAWS WILL HAVE GUNS

  (Mr. WILSON of South Carolina asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. Speaker, on the very evening the 
President held a town hall calling for increased gun control, 
Philadelphia Police Officer Jesse Hartnett was shot at 11 times. None 
of the President's proposals would have prevented the attack.
  More gun control will not stop criminals. The attack was carried out 
with a stolen police pistol. It will not stop the mentally ill. The 
shooter complained of hearing voices. More gun control will not stop 
terrorists. The attacker shouted his support for ISIS.
  To reduce shootings, we must enforce current laws, reform mental 
health laws, and defeat Islamic terrorists overseas. They should update 
the age-old bumper sticker from, ``If guns are outlawed, only outlaws 
will have guns'' to, ``If guns are outlawed, only outlaws and 
terrorists will have guns.''
  The only positive outcome of the Philadelphia attack is to identify a 
new American hero, Jesse Hartnett, who demonstrated the extraordinary 
professionalism of America's law enforcement as recognized last 
Saturday during National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day.
  In conclusion, God bless our troops, and may the President, by his 
actions, never forget September the 11th in the global war on 
terrorism.
  Releasing terrorists from Guantanamo will allow mass murderers to 
secure guns to kill American families.

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