Senate Proceeding on Jul 22nd, 2009 :: 1:53:20 to 1:56:40
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John Barrasso: as he may consume. the presiding officer: the senator from wyoming. mr. barrasso: thank you, mr. president. today i rise in support of the thune amendment of the thune amendmen straightforward. it does concealed carry laws. it does not create a national concealed carry permit. it simply all individuals.

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Speech By: John Barrasso

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John Barrasso: law-abiding individuals who lawfully carry concealed firearms across state lines while following the host state. just like and this is my wyoming driver's license -- just like a drivers license, the thune amendment is a across state lines. this means my concealed carry

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John Barrasso: license from wyoming, i will not be limited to wyoming. just like a regular driver's license, just about the same -- photo identification issues. the only difference is this one from wyoming says "concealed firearm permit" and it has on it a picture of a handgun. well, today we are hearing the same arguments against the thune

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John Barrasso: amendment that we heard from the people who wanted to ban assault weapons. during that semi automatic assault weapons debate, we heard all of the scare tactics. we heard there would bblood all over streets, terrorists would be able to purchase and ak-47's. the lives of law enforcement law enforcement will be in danger. this is simple plt not the case.

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John Barrasso: -- this is simply not the case. a study for the department of justice found that 40% of felons had not committed certain crimes because they feared that the potential victims would be armed. the national institute of justice conducted found that 74% of criminals who

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John Barrasso: had committed bu burglaries or violent crimes said they would be less likely to commit a crime if they thought the victim could be armed. in states where concealed carry permits are issued, it is a fact that the crime rates go dow let's take a look at illinois and florida. illinois does not allow concealed carry permits.

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John Barrasso: the number of murders last year in chicago -- 511. since florida passed their concealed carry bill and signed it into law, violent crime has dropped by 32%, and murders in

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John Barrasso: mr. president, criminals do not get licensed to carry guns. criminals do not fill out the paperwork, go to the courthouse, get fingerprinted and wait weeks to receive their concealed carry permit. criminals issue their own concealed carry permits. in the district of columbia,

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John Barrasso: crime rates are high because the criminals have the advantage over the victims. the gun laws in the district outlaw law-abiding citizens from self-defense while people walk home from work or from the store. they know it is highly unlikely in the district of columbia that the victims will be carrying a gun for self-defense. mr. president, this is a

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John Barrasso: commonsense amendment. it makes sense for law-abiding gun owners all across the country. i would urge my colleagues to