Assault Weapons Ban of 2022

Floor Speech

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Ms. KAPTUR. Mr. Speaker, Americans want their freedom back, and I would say to my colleague from Ohio (Mr. Jordan), your freedom stops where mine and that of my constituents begin.

Schools, shopping malls, grocery stores, and Independence Day parades shouldn't be scenes of mass carnage and bloodshed. Weapons of war have no place on the streets of America.

An experienced Ohio sheriff says it well: Assault weapons and large- capacity magazines should only be utilized by the military and law enforcement. A proposal to ban their use is common sense, supported by a majority of Americans. Until such time that Members of Congress start to care about the safety of children in our schools more than their next reelection, mass shootings will continue to occur, and innocent people will die.

One of the most experienced chiefs of police I represent says the following: The connection between guns and illicit drugs is 100 percent.

So let's take the two most important steps, remove large-capacity assault weapons from our streets and arrest the drug dealers who are creating death and destruction across our country.

Let's give freedom back to the American people.

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