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One Vote to Ban Assault Weapons

Floor Speech

Date: March 27, 2023
Location: Washington, DC

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Mr. LANDSMAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today with a very heavy heart.

As a parent, my 11-year-old son is with me today on the House floor because it is spring break. I cannot imagine the pain and suffering that those parents in Nashville are experiencing.

As a Member of Congress, I can say that this is something that we can stop. It is complicated. We have a mental health crisis, and that is going to take a lot of time, a lot of money, and a lot of energy, but the guns, that is one vote to ban assault weapons, to tell the Defense Department, hey, buy all these assault weapons, these 20 million assault weapons. Give them to the military where they belong, and pass criminal background checks for all the other guns.

That is it. One vote. We are Congress. We can do it with a single vote. We just need more of us.

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