Senate Proceeding on Sep 25th, 2008 :: 0:00:00 to 0:04:59
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Kay Hutchison: n the law to require that there be licensed gun dealers from which you could purchase a gun. of course they would be licensed with all of the federal requirements, all of the state requirements in

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Speech By: Kay Hutchison

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Kay Hutchison: maryland, and -- and the state of virginia, of course that would be a part of this law. and, mr. president, i just have to say i'm not understanding why the distinguished senator from illinois continues

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Kay Hutchison: to say that the congress does not have a right to impose our will on the district of colombia. i have the constitution of the united states in article 1, which gives the exclusive jurisdiction over

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Kay Hutchison: the district of colombia to the -- discontradict of columbia to the -- district of columbia to issue exclusive legislation over such district. mr. president, the district of columbia was created

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Kay Hutchison: to be the seat of government over which congress would have exclusive jurisdiction. it would not apply to any other state where theonstitution says the state's rights prevail. but the district of columbia is

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Kay Hutchison: a special city which i know the senator from illinois knows. it is not 535 people trying 0u is usurp the rights of the mayor. it is 535 people who are trying to exercise our responsibility to have

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Kay Hutchison: laws in the district of columbia that would adhere to the constitutional rights of the citizens here. it is our responsibility and that's what we're trying to do. and of course the -- i know the senator

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Kay Hutchison: from illinois knows that it has been clearly upheld that forbidding certain areas for the carriage of guns, qualifications on sales, bans on automatics. all of those have been declared reasonable,

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Kay Hutchison: which i know the senator from illinois knows. and those would be provided for, of course, because it is federal law. what we're trying to do is give the basic rights, which is our responsibility as congress,

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Kay Hutchison: to the citizens of this district to keep an bear arms -- and bear arms, to have the individual right to have a handgun in their home to protect their families. not a handgun that is locked and unloaded,

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Kay Hutchison: which is what the district of columbia council has put out as its response to the supreme court case that declared their ban unconstitutional. not to provide so many restrictions and costs on registering a gun

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Kay Hutchison: that it becomes very, very difficult and really creates a restriction on those second amendment rights. an, last, but -- and last, but not least, giving them the right in this one instance to buy a gun

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Kay Hutchison: across state lines because this district is bordered by virginia and maryland where there are gun dealers who are licensed, who do have the correct restrictions and background checks in place to

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Kay Hutchison: be able to do that. because there aren't gun dealers in the district of columbia that would give the proper access to people who would want to protect themselves and their homes. and when i look at the

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Kay Hutchison: statistics in the district of columbia, i look at the person who is robbed and murdered in their homes. i look at the policeman who is shot inhe face doing his duty in this district, and i think people

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Kay Hutchison: have the -- should have the right in this district to protect their businesses with a handgun, which is barred by the district of columbia, and to have a firearm in their homes unlocked and able to protect

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Kay Hutchison: their families from an intruder. so, mr. president, i certainly will say that we didn't get to bring it up today. i think when the house of representatives passes something 266-152, that that makes

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Kay Hutchison: a -- a clear statement that this congress is trying to do the right thing to help the district of columbia residents have their second amendment rights. and i hope that at some point senate will take

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Kay Hutchison: this bill up that has been passed by the house overwhelmingly and send it to the president who i know will sign it. thank you, mr. president. mr. durbin: mr. president? the presiding officer: the

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Kay Hutchison: assistant majority leader is recognized. mr. durbin: the police chief of the district of columbia testified before the house of representatives, and said that this bill, which senator hutchison

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Richard Durbin: is trying to impose on the district of columbia, would make it far more difficult for the policemen in the district of columbia and federal agencies -- quote -- "to ensure safety an security in the

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Speech By: Richard Durbin