"Mr. Speaker, if we lose the 2nd Amendment, then the 1st will fall. I want to remind my colleagues of a simple fact that too often seems to just be swept under the rug by the left. Americans have a RIGHT to obtain firearms for lawful purposes. I’ll say it louder so that those on the left sleeping in the back of the room hear it as well: Americans have a right to obtain firearms. This is my right. And Mr. Speaker, it’s your right as well. But let me be clear to everyone in this chamber. You will not take this right away. It’s easy to be sucked into the D.C. bubble, but I am here to tell you that outside this bubble, in real America, when we say, “come and take it” We damn well mean it. This bill would unconstitutionally place the burden of proof for firearms transfers on American citizens instead of placing the burden firmly where it belongs, on the shoulders of the government. But let us be clear, the left is not here today to debate this bill, nor are they here legislate in the best interest of the American people, they are here to shove it down our throats. My colleagues and I on the right have been called here to defend one of our most sacred rights. Because you Mr. Speaker think that the Constitution is just another piece of paper to tear down the middle and toss aside. I speak for millions of Americans, I speak for the 700,000 plus Americans in my district, when I say, “If you think that this bastardization of the Constitution will be met with silence, then you know nothing of the America I know.” You want my guns, I know it – we all know it. Well Mr. Speaker, you can come and take them." | 