[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 6]
[House]
[Page 8695]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




    KEEP DANGEROUS WEAPONS OUT OF THE HANDS OF SUSPECTED TERRORISTS

  (Mr. DEUTCH asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. DEUTCH. Mr. Speaker, our hearts are broken, and we are angry. The 
deadliest mass shooting in our history, 49 young lives ended in a place 
that served as a refuge from hate, a place of love and safety and 
community.
  Mr. Speaker, when faced with terror and hatred, our Nation is tested. 
This House of Representatives is tested. And we are failing that test.
  Shame on us if we cannot close the loophole that lets people on the 
terrorist watch list buy AR-15s. I am so tired of the House majority's 
pitiful excuses. Why does this majority allow suspected terrorists to 
buy guns? Why does this majority refuse to close the terrorist loophole 
and strengthen background checks? Mr. Speaker, I am ashamed of this 
institution.
  Let us vote today. Let us vote to keep dangerous weapons out of the 
hands of suspected terrorists. Let us vote so everyone can see where we 
stand and who we stand with.
  Mr. Speaker, I stand with every American who rightly believes that if 
you are on the terrorist watch list, you can't buy weapons that can be 
used in the next mass shooting. That is where I stand, Mr. Speaker.
  Where do you stand?

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