legislation will impinge on the right to self-defense. we have 30,000 gun-related homicides every year. of that 30,000, only 250 of those are committed in self-defense. less than 1%. 99% of the gun homicides in this country are done as criminal acts, suicides, or where there is an innocent person involved. so the self-defense argument is demonstrably wrong. the third argument the gun merchants make is the gun laws will impinge on the right of the citizensy to fight a terranria government. these are three absurd arguments, the three central issues that are on the table. they re the arguments the gun merchants are losing. that is why the majority is shifting rapidly against the gun merchants. you don t understand the argument. mr. ward, please response specifically if you can, because this will be very helpful to our audience, to what julian just
house committees are controlled by the party that is owned by the gun merchants of america. and the gun merchants do not want the chairman that they own allowing testimony at their hearings about what their mass murder products actually do when they re aimed at children. this loving little elementary school was helpless in the face of this assault. 20 beautiful and innocent little first graders were lost that day in a senseless act. they were no match for a troubled person with an ar-15. at the fire house where we had all gathered to try to sort through the events of the day, the true horror of the assault began to become apparent as parents came running, crying to the station looking for their children. as we released children to their parents, we began to realize we
buzz-in system at the door and changed the lives of so many people in the next few minutes. that was the superintendent of newtown schools today telling house democrats what happened at sandy hook elementary school. she was not testifying in front of a house committee, because house committees are controlled by the party that is owned by the gun merchants of america. and the gun merchants do not want the chairman that they own allowing testimony at their hearings about what their mass murder products actually do when they re aimed at children. this loving little elementary school was helpless in the face of this assault. 20 beautiful and innocent little first graders were lost that day in a senseless act. they were no match for a troubled person with an ar-15. at the fire house where we had all gathered to try to sort through the events of the day,
and seats on air force one for campaign contributions? the chinese gun merchants, cuban drug smugglers and russian mob figures were being invited to intimate white house events with the president. today, we are meeting to hear testimony about the white house s failure to produce documents to the committee. chairman dan burton issued over 1,000 subpoenas and launched a flurry of investigations directed at president clinton with very mixed results. when we come back, incoming chairman darrell issa and he ll tell us his approach.
is it the business of the people to run out the lincoln bedroom and seats on air force 1 or campaign contributions? the chinese gun merchants, cuban drug smugglers and russian mob figures were being invited to intimate white house events with the president. today, we are meeting to hear testimony about the white house s failure to produce documents to the committee. chairman dan burton issued over 1,000 subpoenas and launched a flurry of investigations directed at president clinton with very mixed results. when we come back, incoming chairman darrell issa and he ll tell us his approach. ring ring.