[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 9]
[House]
[Page 13084]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                GUN SAFETY LAWS IN THE NATION'S CAPITAL

  (Ms. NORTON asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. NORTON. Mr. Speaker, I have an important announcement to make. We 
are in the Nation's Capital where there are not only 700,000 residents 
but also every major Federal official, and many of the planet's most 
controversial figures frequent our streets, restaurants, and other 
public places. Yet, today, D.C. lawyers must defend its rule requiring 
permits to carry guns in public for good reason.
  In today's big cities, illegal guns of all kinds are brought in 
because Congress has failed to pass a background check law.
  D.C. did the right thing; so say four courts of appeals that have 
already upheld gun safety laws like D.C.'s, requiring a good reason to 
carry a gun in public.

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