[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 1]
[House]
[Page 405]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                  THE PRESIDENT'S PUSH ON GUN CONTROL

  (Mr. ALLEN asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. ALLEN. Mr. Speaker, I rise to discuss the President's proposed 
executive actions on gun control. And you will probably hear more about 
this tonight, right here in this Chamber.
  The Second Amendment has been engrained in American life since 1791, 
and, since then, Congress has been committed to preserving those 
constitutional rights. However, the President has a different agenda.
  His proposed plan on gun control is yet another example of his 
unconstitutional legislative strategy, using executive orders and 
circumventing Congress to get his way.
  Recent events have shown us that Americans deserve the right to 
protect themselves, and stripping law-abiding citizens of their right 
to bear arms will not accomplish that.
  The American people do not want to see their Second Amendment rights 
limited, and neither do I. I will do everything in my power to fight 
against this administration's gun grab.
  For 225 years, Americans have had the right to bear arms, and I am 
not about to see this right be compromised for the sake of a political 
legacy. The Constitution is not merely a significance. It is the law of 
the land.

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