Congresswoman Betty McCollum Remarks on H.R. 1076

Mr. Speaker, we have an epidemic of gun violence in this country and Congress is doing nothing to end the killing.

Right now, a person on the FBI’s Terrorists Watch List can go into a gun store and purchase a firearm legally.

If a person on the Terrorist Watch List is too dangerous to buy a plane ticket, why are they allowed to purchase unlimited weapons and ammunition?

Congress needs to act now to protect the American people, not guns.

The Denying Firearms and Explosives to Dangerous Terrorists Act – a bipartisan bill - would prohibit the sale of firearms to people on the FBI’s Terrorist Watch List.

Congress needs to take the most basic step we can by passing this bill to keep Americans safe from those who wish to do us harm.

Mr. Speaker, I yield back.