By Sen. Rand Paul
The Washington Times
March 29, 2013
When Congress reconvenes next month, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is expected to bring gun control back to the Senate
floor. If this occurs, I will oppose any legislation that undermines
Americans’ constitutional right to bear arms or their ability to
exercise this right without being subject to government surveillance.
Restricting
Americans’ ability to purchase firearms readily and freely will do
nothing to stop national tragedies such as those that happened in
Newtown, Conn., and in Aurora, Colo. It will do much to give criminals
and potential killers an unfair advantage by hampering law-abiding
citizens’ ability to defend themselves and their families.Potentially on
the table are new laws that would outlaw firearms and magazines that
hold more than just a handful of rounds, as well as require universal
“background checks,” which amount to gun registration.
We are also being
told that the “assault weapons” ban originally introduced by Sen. Dianne Feinstein is not happening. We can only hope. But in Washington, D.C., bad ideas often have a strange way of coming up again.
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