http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/F?r113:10:./temp/~r113oA2FwV:e46879:Boxer:
So I guess you can tell I am a little perplexed as to why it is taking us so long to bring this up. But the good news is Colorado passed sensible gun laws, Connecticut did, and California has sensible gun laws. I am so proud of those States. But let's face it, it doesn't do much good if you live in a State that has these protective laws when the State next door has no laws and so the most violent criminal can go and get whatever kind of gun, whatever kind of clip that he wants.
Classic LSM (Leftist/Socialist/ Marxist) argument: control in places like Chicago and Connecticut aren't working because violent criminals go to adjacent states next door that have no laws to get guns and clips...
But, that illustrates exactly why the Leftists claim is not true. Gun control increases gun violence. The "next door" states do NOT have suppressive gun control laws. So, why do those states have LESS gun violence than Chicago? Is it because the criminals realize that they run the risk of attempting to rob an armed citizen? I think so.
She continues:
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/F?r113:10:./temp/~r113oA2FwV:e37503: BOXER. I wish to add my voice in stating it is wonderful to have Senator Fischer on my committee, where we are doing good work. We like to say in the committee the public works side is a very collegial side and the environmental side is a little less. I am proud to have her with us working on the new Water Resources Development Act. I look forward to working closely with her. I congratulate her on her maiden speech. It is like getting the first scratch on your car: You need to just do it, and you did it very well.
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Where do we stand today? I would say, just to be rhetorical with you, there are 31,000 reasons to pass sensible gun legislation. This is how many people die a year at the hands of a gun.
I examined my Nano thoroughly. Rhetorically speaking, I couldn't find any hands on it. People kill themselves and each other. A handgun sat on the top shelf of my library for 30 years and not once did it jump down, walk out the door and go shoot someone.
